Setabganj: Bangladesh Sugar and Food Industries Corporation (BSFIC) today launched a tree plantation programme at its industrial units to protect the country's environmental balance, biodiversity, and strengthen the agriculture-based regional economy. BSFIC Chairman Md Shamsuzzaman Suruj inaugurated the programmes by planting trees and sugarcane at Kanta Agricultural Farm in Setabganj. Members of the BSFIC Board of Directors and senior officials were present.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, for the 2026-27 fiscal year, a target has been set to plant one thousand trees at each industrial unit of the BSFIC, totaling 15 thousand trees. Speaking at the inaugural programme, BSFIC Chairman emphasized the vital role of sugarcane cultivation in environmental protection. He highlighted the crop's high carbon absorption capacity, which aids in maintaining environmental balance by absorbing carbon from the atmosphere. He also stressed the importance of extensively planting various other saplings across the country.