Environment Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan has said that the government has taken an initiative to supply affordable, sustainable, and modern-designed furniture.
"To achieve this, the Bangladesh Forest Industries Development Corporation (BFIDC), under the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, is being modernised," she shared, at a meeting with BFIDC officials at the Bangladesh Secretariat on Sunday.
She said that all furniture designs and plans of the corporation are being revised. As a result, customers will now be able to order furniture in their preferred design.
The adviser emphasized that to modernise BFIDC, its limitations must first be identified. She stressed the need to import high-quality rubber tree clones to increase production.
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Besides, BFIDC must develop eco-friendly products using betel nut leaves, bamboo, and cane as alternatives to single-use plastics.
Dr. Farhina Ahmed, Secretary of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Md. Nasir Uddin, Chairman of BFIDC, Md. Jahirul Islam, Director (Planning & Development), Md. Saiful Islam, Director (Production & Commerce), Dr. Mohammad Masudur Rahman Bhuiyan, NDC, Director (Finance), and BFIDC Secretary Jahan Ara, were among other senior officials present.