Bangladesh Forest Research Institute

Bangladesh Forest Research Institute (BFRI) is an institute for forestry research in Bangladesh, located at Sholashahar, Chattogram.[1][2][3][4]

Bangladesh Forest Research Institute
Established1955
FocusForestry
Staff720
Key peopleDr Khurshid Akher
(Director )(Current Charge)
Formerly calledEast Pakistan Forest Research Laboratory
Location
Chattogram
,
Chattogram Division
,
Bangladesh
Websitehttp://www.bfri.gov.bd/

History

Bangladesh Forest Research Institute was established in 1955 as East Pakistan Forest Research Laboratory, BFRI works under the auspices of the Ministry of Environment and Forest. Aside from its headquarter in Chattogram, BFRI has 21 Research Stations and Sub-Stations under five Field Divisions covering different forest types spread over eight dendrological regions of the country.[2]

Research divisions
  • Forest Management Branch
    • Silvicultural Research
    • Silviculture Genetics
    • Seed Orchard
    • Mangrove Silviculture
    • Plantation Trial Unit
    • Minor Forest Products
    • Forest Botany
    • Forest Economics & Statistics
    • Forest Inventory
    • Soil Science
    • Forest Protection
  • Forest Products Branch
    • Wood Working & Timber Engineering
    • Seasoning & Timber Physics
    • Veneer & Composite Wood Products
    • Wood Preservation
    • Pulp and Paper
    • Forest Chemistry
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See also

References
  1. "BFRI campus: Haven for birds in Chittagong | Dhaka Tribune". www.dhakatribune.com. Retrieved 2017-12-15.
  2. "Bangladesh Forest Research Institute". Banglapedia. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
  3. "Forest research institute totters". The Daily Star. 2011-05-26. Retrieved 2017-12-15.
  4. "Protecting what is ours". The Daily Star. 2017-10-10. Retrieved 2017-12-15.



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