Bamboo bllght causing severe mortality particularly of young culms, in the village groves of Rajshahi district of Bangladesh is reported. A brief history of the outbreak of the disease is noted, A review of bamboo diseases is provided. Symptoms and observed mode of infections are recorded. Four fungi have been isolated from diseased bamboo samples. The pattern of isolation strongly suggests that Conlothyrium fuckelil Sacc. is responsible for the blight.