Bangladesh Forest Industries Development Corporation

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Bangladesh Forest Industries Development Corporation
Formation1972
Headquarters Dhaka, Bangladesh
Region served
Bangladesh
Official language
Bengali
Website bfidc.gov.bd

Bangladesh Forest Industries Development Corporation or BFIDC, [1] is an autonomous government body that manages the commercial exploitation of forests in Bangladesh, produce timber and wood products and manage plantations and is located in Motijheel Thana, Dhaka, Bangladesh. [2] [3] [4]

History

The corporation traces its origin to East Pakistan Forest Industries Development Corporation which was formed on 1959 and was changed to Bangladesh Forest Industries Development Corporation established on 1972 through a presidential ordinance. [2] In 2016, it started manufacturing and selling furniture made from wood from rubber trees. [5] It grows and rubber plantations in Bangladesh. [6] [7]

References

  1. ↑ "Govt plans rubber wood treatment plant in Sreemangal". The Daily Star (Bangladesh) . 25 December 2015. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
  2. 1 2 Sirajul Islam; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir, eds. (2012). "Bangladesh Forest Industries Development". Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN   984-32-0576-6. OCLC   52727562. OL   30677644M . Retrieved 19 April 2025.
  3. ↑ Martino, John (2013). Worldwide Government Directory with Intergovernmental Organizations 2013. CQ Press. p. 132. ISBN   9781452299372 . Retrieved 14 October 2016.
  4. ↑ Lutz, Ernst (1 January 1998). Agriculture and the Environment: Perspectives on Sustainable Rural Development. World Bank Publications. p. 310. ISBN   9780821342497.
  5. ↑ "Rubber-wood furniture gains ground". Dhaka Tribune . Archived from the original on 18 October 2016. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
  6. ↑ "BRB head office opened in Ctg". The Financial Express (Bangladesh) . Dhaka, Bangladesh. Archived from the original on 18 October 2016. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
  7. ↑ "Rubber board on cards". The Daily Star (Bangladesh) . 8 November 2010. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
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