Moulvibazar bamboo forests face destruction
With a massive flowering of bamboos in Moulvibazar, uncertainty looms large about employment of 50 thousand labourers as the unusual phenomenon is destroying bamboo clusters. As the monsoon sets in, the bamboo plants will be totally destroyed, forest officials said, adding that the situation will cause the government lose Tk 1 crore yearly revenue. Local people consider appearance of flower in bamboo plants as a bad omen that results in food crisis. As bamboo plants have been covered with golden-colour flowers, usual scene of the groves has changed.