Forests provide timber, fuel and essential ecosystem services in addition to carbon storage and delivery of oxygen to the atmosphere. It is vital for the continued provision of essential life-sustaining services like health, livelihoods, water, food, nutrient cycling, carbon sequestration and climate security. 

As i am doing  Bachelors in Forestry, i am concerned about the present scenario of the forestry sector of Bangladesh. The natural forests in Bangladesh are not uniformly distributed and concentrated only in the 12 districts and 28 densely populated districts are devoid of any forest. 

Bangladesh Forest Department still lacks the resources capability, and skilled manpower for sustainable management, monitoring and coordinating with other ministries and agencies. It does not have representation with qualified professionals at district levels. Hence, coordination with other agencies suffers. Currently, total strength of the BFD is 10,224. One forest guard patrols on an average 1430 hectare of forests in Bangladesh compared to 500 hectares in India. It is impractical to monitor and control such a large forest area which is freely accessible from all sides. In 2010, the BFD proposed for a total 19,635 personnel for the department which revised to 13,822 in 2016. Meanwhile, one-fifth of the current sanctioned posts are lying vacant and progress of recruitment is deficient. Forestry is specialized technical professional discipline which requires both academic and technical understanding on ecosystems dynamics and forests resources. Currently, several universities have been offering professional forestry education, however, these graduate do not receive appropriate attention in forestry sector recruitment