In Bangladesh the timber resources are inadequate for the increasing demand and enough land is not available to allow the expansion of these
resources. The present paper discusses the ways to make proper utilization of these limited resources in minimizing the gap between the supply and the demand of timber in Bangladesh.

The dearth of timber may be met up through minimizing wastage by using the timber judiciously and completely and on the other hand by increasing plantation of selected species after clear felling the existing forests which are extremely heterogenous and comprised mostly of inferior hardwood species. The problems to be tackled with utmost importance are the numerousness of species with varying mechanical and physical properties, poor accessibility into the forests and early deterioration of wood in many uses.

The practice of preservative treatment of timber in use should receive major consideration as it decreases the need of timber by lengthening the life of the same.