The part of Bengal bounded by the river system
Brahmaputra-Jamuna-Ganges to its North is generally known as
, North Bengal. The portion of North Bengal which came to Pakistan
and ’’Khiar”. ’Poli’
after independence of the country inherited small’areas of
natural forests. The scope of this papfer is limited to the
Pakistan portion of the North Bengal. Of the five Civil
Districts of North-Bengal namely, Rajshahi, Rangpur, Dinaj pur,
Pabna and Bogra, there is no forest at all in Pabna and Bogra.
About 85.5%: of the forest areas are situated at Dinajpur
district, 11,6 at Rangpur District. but* contiguous to the
, r ’ ‘• ■ ■ Dina.jpur forests and 2.5% at Rajshahi. The.forests of the
present Rajshahi district were also the part of undivided
Dinajpur district but became intercepted due to partition of
Dinajpur district-at the time of Independence.