According to the Department of Forests, the total forest area of Bangladesh is 2.6 million hectares, which is nearly 17.4% of the total land area of the country. Are development activities encroaching on protected land? Members of civil society in Chittagong conducted a mass signature campaign in August to prevent construction of the hospital, as the CRB area is protected. No one has the right to destroy a protected area like the CRB. The hospital would be built on a total area of six acres of land.

Source: Dhaka Tribune October 03, 2021 16:07 UTC