Tk 100 crore forest industry equipment remain unused, getting damaged in Bagaihat
Huge machinery including heavy vehicles worth about Tk 100 crore are being damaged on the premises of Bangladesh Forest Industry Development Corporation (BFIDC) office at Bagaihat Bazar under Bagaichhari upazila in hill district Rangamati due to negligence of BFIDC officials. The industry started its operation in 1963 based on a total of 3,59,140 acres of reserved forests in Bagaihat, Machalong , Shisok, Laxmichhari West, Laxmichhari East, Pablakhali and Naraichhari under Bagaichhari upazila in Rangamati hill district, BFIDC sources said.