According to official statistics from the Tangail Forest Office, the state of the Modhupur forest is so alarming it should set off alarm bells. Of the 46,000 acres in the Tangail part of the forest, 7,800 acres have been given over to rubber cultivation, 1,000 acres to the Air Force, and 25,000 acres is held illegally. This means the Forest Department controls only 9,000 acres! ......Editorial