The bamboo is one kind of grass. It?s very hard and tall grass. There is hardly any village in Bangladesh where it is not found.

The bamboo grows very tall. It grows about 40 feet high or even higher. The stem is hallowing within. There are joints in the stem. Its top is thin and bends under the weight of many twigs. It grows in clumps and the clumps make dense forest. When tender, it is green. When mature, it turns yellow. Its leaves are long and narrow.

There are many kinds of bamboo. The bamboos of Burma are the best. The bamboo grows in hot countries. It grows largely in Bangladesh. It also grows abundantly in Assam in India, China, Japan, Mexico and Australia. The bamboo often grown wild and needs no cultivation.

The bamboo is widely used in our country and many of the countries of the world. It is very useful because it is both light and strong. Various useful item of furniture, such as, chairs, benches, sofas, shelves, baskets and boxes are made of bamboo. Very durable fencing can be made of split bamboos. High canopy are often built with bamboo in city parks. In building lofty structures, it is used by the masons as support. Dry bamboo and its dry leaves are often used as fuel.

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