Forest Department

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

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

Over 30,000 acres of illegally occupied forest land was evicted till May, he says

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

Sundarbans fire: Committee formed to assess biodiversity loss

Representational image of an elephant out in the wild.
Bangladesh

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

Prime accused in Ukhiya forest official murder case arrested in Ctg
Crime

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
Crime

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

Photo: TBS
Bangladesh

Rescued injured deer in Sitakunda left untreated

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

Environment minister asks forest department to recover encroached forest land

A bureaucrat with sociology background to head Forest Research Institute!
Bangladesh

A bureaucrat with sociology background to head Forest Research Institute!

Source: Forest Department, BSS 
By The Numbers

Bangladesh's Forest land by division in 2020-21

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

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
Bangladesh

When Forest Dept turns natural forest into commercial woodlot

Man to be sued for killing wildcat, posting photo on Facebook
Crime

Man to be sued for killing wildcat, posting photo on Facebook

Govt afforestation, recovery of khas land set to hit livelihood of 888 individuals
Bangladesh

Govt afforestation, recovery of khas land set to hit livelihood of 888 individuals