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| Formation | 1972 |
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| Headquarters | Dhaka,Bangladesh |
Region served | Bangladesh |
Official language | Bengali |
| Website | bfidc.gov.bd |
Bangladesh Forest Industries Development Corporation or BFIDC,[1] is an autonomous government body that manages the commercial exploitation of forests in Bangladesh, produce timber and wood products and manage plantations and is located inMotijheel Thana,Dhaka, Bangladesh.[2][3][4]
The corporation traces its origin to East Pakistan Forest Industries Development Corporation which was formed on 1959 and was changed to Bangladesh Forest Industries Development Corporation established on 1972 through a presidential ordinance.[2] In 2016, it started manufacturing and selling furniture made from wood from rubber trees.[5] It grows and rubber plantations in Bangladesh.[6][7]