Bamboo is of great importance in
Bangladesh and stands next to wood in utility.
It is extensively used for the construction
of houses, bridges, rafters and for many
other purposes. Split bamboo is used by the villagers as a
reinforcement of mud walls,
bamboo has multiple uses.
bamboo starts shrinking during the initial
stages of drying and has shown considerable wall material and also as a
As a whole,
Unlike wood,

Bangladesh is situated within the tropical
belt. Its total area is q.nMha (34. 87 M
acres) of which 1.3 M ha ( 3.21 M acres), 9.3
percent of the total land area, are under
the management of Government Forest
Department. Besides, there is another 0.96 M
ha (2.37 M acres) of state owned denuded forest
land, the Unclassed State Forests (USF), which
is under the control of the district authorities
and is subjected to shifting cultivation
practised by the local tribes. As a result,
the entire area of the USF has become almost
completely denuded and sungrass (Imperata
cylindrical has invaded most of the areas.