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Bangladesh Forest Research Institute

Autonomous

Director (Additional Charge): Shahanara Yasmin Lily (Joint Secretary, MoEFCC); est. 1955 as East Pakistan Forest Research Laboratory; renamed BFRI post-independence; parent: Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change; mandate: only public institution for forest management and utilization research; headquarters: Sholashahar, Chittagong (75 acres); 2 research branches (Forest Management with 11 divisions, Forest Products with 6 divisions); 21 research stations and sub-stations; 720 staff; official site: bfri.gov.bd

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500 mother trees survive in dying forest ↗ 2026-05-22

International Day for Biological Diversity

Education Health Mention: Bangladesh Forest Research Institute (1x) · By Mostafa Yousuf

Artemia opens new doors to aquaculture in Bangladesh ↗ 2024-06-11

Environment Climate Mention: BFRI (2x) · By Prothom Alo English Desk