Environment, Forest and Climate Change Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan today spoke at the Bangladesh Secretariat today. File Photo

DHAKA, Mar 16, 2025 (BSS) - Environment, Forest and Climate Change Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan has called upon BFIDC to develop eco-friendly products using betel nut leaves, bamboo and canes as alternatives to single-use plastics.

She said this in a meeting with Bangladesh Forest Industries Development Corporation (BFIDC) officials at the Bangladesh Secretariat here today, said a press release.
Rizwana stressed the need for importing high-quality rubber tree clones to increase production. The government has taken initiatives to supply affordable, sustainable, and modern-designed furniture, she said.

BFIDC, under the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, is being modernized to implement the initiative, she said adding to modernize the BFIDC, its limitations should be identified first.
 
All furniture designs and plans of the corporation are being revised to allow customers to order furniture in their preferred designs, she added.

Secretary of the ministry Dr. Farhina Ahmed, BFIDC Chairman Md. Nasir Uddin and senior officials were present.