Forest Department

Forest Department

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A hectare of forest land recovered from ex-union chairman in Cox's Bazar

Saplings of various plants such as Amlaki, Bahera, Haritaki, Jaam, Garjan, Chapalish, Arjun, Neem, Jarul, and Gutguita were planted in the recovered area

In the Dudhpuria beat, 30 acres of land that had been used for growing oranges and cashew nuts, as well as a large fish farming project with dug ponds, was cleared. Photo: TBS

Another 45 acres of forest land occupied by Hasan Mahmud's brother recovered

Environment Minister Saber Hossain Chowdhury spoke at The two-day-long 9th International Water Conference on 24 January. Photo: Courtesy

Over 2.5 lakh acres of Forest Department's land illegally occupied: Saber

Smoke rises from a fire in the Amurbunia area at Chandpai range of the forest’s East Zone on Sunday (5 May). Photo: Courtesy

Sundarbans fire: Committee formed to assess biodiversity loss

Representational image of an elephant out in the wild.

Elderly man killed, 1 hurt after being trampled by elephants in Ctg

Prime accused in Ukhiya forest official murder case arrested in Ctg

Prime accused in Ukhiya forest official murder case arrested in Ctg

Forest official killed by dumper truck for halting hill cutting in Cox’s Bazar

Forest official killed by dumper truck for halting hill cutting in Cox’s Bazar

Photo: TBS

Rescued injured deer in Sitakunda left untreated

Environment minister during a visit to the Forest Department in Dhaka on 1 February. Photo: Courtesy

Environment minister asks forest department to recover encroached forest land

A bureaucrat with sociology background to head Forest Research Institute!

A bureaucrat with sociology background to head Forest Research Institute!

Source: Forest Department, BSS 

Bangladesh's Forest land by division in 2020-21

Forest, prison depts at loggerheads over open jail in Cox’s Bazar

Forest, prison depts at loggerheads over open jail in Cox’s Bazar

The rich natural habitat of Rajkandi reserve forest in Moulvibazar is under threat as the forest department has started turning the natural forest into a “woodlot” by planting fast-growing timber species, including exotic trees like acacia. Photo: TBS

When Forest Dept turns natural forest into commercial woodlot