1,000 bamboo saplings planted on Brahmaputra banks in Gaibandha

As many as 1,000 saplings of bamboo have been
planted on the bank of Brahmaputra river located at different areas of Urya
union under Fulchhari upazila here very recently.

The saplings were planted as part of 100 working days’ priority action plan
of Bangladesh Forest Research Institute (BFRI) Chattagram.

As the land of different areas including char Kabilpur of the union are very
suitable for bamboo saplings, Regional Bamboo Research and Training Center in
Domar, Nilphamari under the BFRI selected the unions for the bamboo planting
earlier, accordingly, the saplings of bamboo were planted in the areas.

Research Officer of the training center Md. Asaduzzaman Sarker, local Union
Parishad Chairman Golam Mostafa Kamal Pasha and members of the Parishad were
present during the inaugural session of sapling plantation.

Speaking on the occasion, Md. Asaduzzaman Sarker said Bamboo is a very
profitable plant as it is fast growing. Once it is planted, after 4-5 years,
bamboo can be extracted from it regularly for many years, he added.

The demand for bamboo is increasing day by day as it is a good alternative to
wood, he continued.

Bamboo is very beneficial for the environment as it plays an effective role
in carbon assimilation along with reducing river erosion and soil erosion, he
further added.

Taking these views, the initiative to plant saplings of bamboo in the union
was taken as part of the action, the research officer concluded. (BSS)