Bangladesh Forestry Research Institute

CITIZEN CHARTER
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Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh

Ministry of Environment and Forest

Bangladesh Forest Research Institute

Chittagong.

Vision: To achieve self sufficiency in forest and forest resources

Mission: Proper utilization of forest resources and dissemination of developed technologies to the end users.

Aims and Objectives

BFRI aims at maintaining sustainable productivity of forest land and forest industries without resource depletion and provide research supports to the FD, BFIDC, end-users and others in performing the forestry activities.

The broad objective is to reduce the demand-supply gap of forest resources.

Commitment:

To conduct research activities to achieve the objectives.

To create sound research environment in the institute.

To enhance the capacity building of the scientists.

To enhance the working capacity of the researcher to conduct peoples need oriented research activities.

To provide services to different stakeholders.

To disseminate the developed technology
RESEARCH ACTIVITIES OF THE INSTITUTE:

Research in the following broad programmed is conducted to achieve national goals in forest productivity, employment generation, environmental conservation and woman’s participation in line with the Forestry Sector Master Plan of the country.

Production of quality planting materials
Plantation technique & forest management
Breeding and tree improvement
Bamboo and non-timber economic crops
Biodiversity and conservation
Forest inventory, growth and yield
Soil conservation and watershed management
Social forestry and farming system research (FSR)
Forest pest and diseases
Post harvest utilization-physical processing
Post harvest utilization-chemical processing
Training and transfer of technology

Provides training and advisory services on Forestry based developed technologies.

· Arrange workshop, seminar, field days and training programme.

· To participate tree fair, environment fair, and furniture mela.

· To provide advertisement in electronic and print media.

· To publish leaflet, folders and

· To publish scientific papers.

· To provide technical support and suggestion.

Service Areas:

a. Administrative

Serial	Service limit	Activities to be done	Preliminary work to provide service	Description of service holders	Time limit	Comments
1. Administrative
	Promotion	Preliminary investigation	File put up. Send document to the ministry. Arrange meeting for III and IV class employee.	Officers/ Staffs of the Institute	30 working days
	Sanction of different types of leaves(Rest and recreation and, Earn leave) of Officers/Staffs	Application send to AG office for leave admissibility and Ministry for approval.	Note preparation and file put up for approval	Officers/ Staffs of the Institute	7 working days	Linked with the confirmation from the AG office.
	Time scale / selection grade of 1^st and 2^nd class officers	Application/ eligibility confirmation	Send to Ministry	Ditto	10 working days	Ditto
	Time scale / selection grade of 3rd and 4th class employees	Application/ eligibility confirmation	Arrange meeting and give approval		20 working days	Ditto
	Transfer of officers/ staffs and work distribution	-	-	-	15working days	-
	Departmental cases	Charge frame/ Enquiry team form	Action to be taken on the basis of report	Ditto	As per employee conduct rule 1985
	Administrative Tribunal Cases	Provides support to the Solicitor’s office	Legal advisor appointment and timely fallow up	Ditto	Ditto	As per instruction of the court.
	Appellate tribunal cases	Provides support to the Solicitor’s office	Legal advisor appointment and timely fallow up	Ditto	Ditto	As per instruction of the court.
	Appointment	Requisition to Ministry for appointment of 1^st and 2^nd class officers	Ministry took the necessary action	-	-	-
		Recruitment processing for 3^rd and 4^th class employees	Selection/interview/ approval/ appointment	Citizen	90 working days	-
	Implementation of the decision approved by the ministry	Necessary information collection	File put up and approval	-	-	-
	Tender Committee Meeting	Selection of tender bidders	Meeting arrangement and decision taking	Tender bidders and citizen	7 working days

2. Financial Activities
House , Motorcycle, Motor car and Computer etc.	Application/ selection of submitted documents	Send to Ministry	Officers/ Staffs	10 working days
House allotment	Sorting of application necessary documents	Meeting arrange/ working paper ready and decision taking	Staffs	20 working days
Telephone bill/ gas bill/ Electric bill	Scrutiny of the bills	File put up and approval	Different support organization	15 working days
Monthly salary and other payment	Preparation of monthly expenditure statement	Approval by the concern authority	Officers and Staffs	5 working days
Maintenance of vehicle and fuel supply	Scrutiny of the bills	Approval by the concern authority	Suppliers	10 working days
Revenue collection and payment	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto	20 working days
Forest resources and land base cases	Scrutiny	Approval from the higher authority and appointment of panel advocate	-	As per decision of the court.
Pension cases	Scrutiny of the necessary document	Send to AG office	Officers/ Staffs	10 working days
Finalization of Audit objection	Preparation of report	Bi- or tri party meeting arrangement	Ditto	30 working days
Ensure officers and staffs attendance	Submit attendance report to the controlling officers	Submit report to the DO (Admin)	Ditto

3. Training
	Internal training of officers and staffs	Proposal to ministry	File put up and approval	Officers/ staffs	10 working days
	Foreign Training of Officers	Nomination			10 working days
	Workshop/Seminar/ Symposium, in abroad	Scrutiny of the nomination by the organizer	Proposal to Ministry	Officers/ staffs

Supply/Assistance
	Stationeries and furniture/ purchase and supply, maintenance and repair	Scrutiny of goods	File put up and approval	Organizations	15 workings days	Tender as per PPR
	Bills on entertainment, furniture and office materials	Scrutiny of bills	File put up and approval	- ditto -	10 workings days	Tender as per PPR

Technical Assistance:

Provides following advisory services

Sl.	Services	Stakeholders	Duration	Comments
1.	Tree seed examination, certification and distribution	Forest Department, DNMS, different NGOs and private planter’s	15 workings days
2.	Wood, plywood, particle board, pulp and paper and plant sample identification	GO, NGOs and private planter’s	15 workings days
3.	Identification of pest and disease and their control measure in nursery and seed bed.	Ditto	15 workings days
4.	Soil and water testing in Sundarban coastal area	Ditto	15 workings days
5.	Soil and plant nutrient assessment	Ditto	15 workings days
6.	Chemical analysis of wood	Ditto	15 workings days

Forest Management Branch

· Tree improvement for sustained productivity.

· Establishment of clonal and seedling seed orchard and seed stand.

· Development of micro-and macro-propagation techniques.

· Development of nursery, plantation and silvicultural system of hill, plain and mangrove forests.

· Socioeconomic studies of plantation and village forestry and wood based industries.

· Social forestry, agro-forestry and village forests.

· Development of integrated pest management system for forest and nursery.

· Land management for sustained productivity.

· Ecosystem management and biodiversity conservation.

· Bamboo and other non-timber forest products.

· Wildlife management.

Forest Products Branch

· Optimization of wood use for industrial and other purposes.

· Wood seasoning for improving timber quality.

· Increasing durability of forest products using preservatives.

· Industrial use of waste wood.

· Development of improved method for pulp production and production of import substitute pulp from indigenous raw materials

Training Programme:

BFRI conducts the training on following technologies:

Sl.	Training	Stakeholders	Remarks
1.	Bamboo branch cutting technique	Govt. and Non-govt org. and private planters	As per requirement of the end users
2.	Bamboo groove management	Ditto
3.	Control of bamboo diseases	Ditto
4.	Seedling raising technique of Tal (Palmyra palm)	Ditto
5.	Tissue Culture Techniques for Bamboo and Tree species.	Ditto
6.	Novelty Articles from Laminated Wood.	Ditto
7.	Seasoning of Timber using Solar Energy.	Ditto
8	Increase Service Life of Rural Housing Materials ( wood, bamboo, sun grass, straw, etc.)	Ditto
9.	Increase service life of stick used in betel leaf cultivation	Ditto
10.	Alternative use of Bamboos for making Furniture, Tiles, Panel Products and Particleboard.	Ditto
11	Production of Improved Quality Forest Seeds and Seedlings.	Ditto
12	Pests and Disease Management for Major Plantation Species.	Ditto
13.	Simple technique of Identification of wood	Ditto
14.	Site suitability assessment technique for planting tree species	Ditto

Technology Transfer Activities at BFRI

Ø Dissemination of research results through published materials like Journals, bulletins, pamphlets, folders, brochures, posters;

Ø Publication of Bangladesh Journal of Forest Science, an internationally recognized half-yearly journal

Ø Organizing trainings/seminars/workshops/field days, etc.

Ø Through exhibit center, participation in exhibition,

Ø Establishment of demonstration plots

Ø Visits and exchange visits.

Focal Point

Divisional Officer

Administration Division

Bangladesh Forest Research Institute

Sholashahar, Chittagong

Tel. 031-681575

Different divisions of Bangladesh Forest Research Institute :

1. Bangladesh Forest Research Institute

Post Office: Amin Jute Mills

Post Code: 4211

P.S. : Panslaish, Sholashahar, Chittagong.

Tel. +88-031-681577

Fax: +88-031-681566

Email: director_bfri@ctpath.net

Web site: www.bfri.gov.bd

2. Administrative Division

Post Office: Amin Jute Mills

Post Code: 4211

P.S. : Panslaish, Sholashahar, Chittagong.

Tel. +88-031-681575

3. Seed Orchard Division

Post Office: Amin Jute Mills

Post Code: 4211

P.S. : Panslaish, Sholashahar, Chittagong.

Tel. +88-031-681569

4. Forest Inventory Division

Post Office: Amin Jute Mills

Post Code: 4211

P.S. : Panslaish, Sholashahar, Chittagong.

Tel. +88-031-681646

5. Minor Forest Products Division

Post Office: Amin Jute Mills

Post Code: 4211

P.S. : Panslaish, Sholashahar, Chittagong.

Tel. +88-031-681581

6. Forest Economics Division

Post Office: Amin Jute Mills

Post Code: 4211

P.S. : Panslaish, Sholashahar, Chittagong.

Tel. +88-031-681578

7. Technology Transfer Division

Post Office: Amin Jute Mills

Post Code: 4211

P.S. : Panslaish, Sholashahar, Chittagong.

Tel. +88-031-2580388

8. Service Engineering Division

Post Office: Amin Jute Mills

Post Code: 4211

P.S. : Panslaish, Sholashahar, Chittagong.

Tel. +88-031-681589

9. Silviculture Research Division

Post Office: Amin Jute Mills

Post Code: 4211

P.S. : Panslaish, Sholashahar, Chittagong.

Tel. +88-031-681573

10. Forest Botany Division

Post Office: Amin Jute Mills

Post Code: 4211

P.S. : Panslaish, Sholashahar, Chittagong.

Tel. +88-031-681586

11. Forest Protection Division

Post Office: Amin Jute Mills

Post Code: 4211

P.S. : Panslaish, Sholashahar, Chittagong.

Tel. +88-031-681567

12. Silviculture Genetics Division

Post Office: Amin Jute Mills

Post Code: 4211

P.S. : Panslaish, Sholashahar, Chittagong.

Tel. +88-031-681572

13. Soil Science Division

Post Office: Amin Jute Mills

Post Code: 4211

P.S. : Panslaish, Sholashahar, Chittagong.

Tel. +88-031-681583

14. Wood Working and Timber Engineering Division

Post Office: Amin Jute Mills

Post Code: 4211

P.S. : Panslaish, Sholashahar, Chittagong.

Tel. +88-031-681574

15. Wood Preservation Division

Post Office: Amin Jute Mills

Post Code: 4211

P.S. : Panslaish, Sholashahar, Chittagong.

Tel. +88-031-681568

16. Pulp and Paper Division

Post Office: Amin Jute Mills

Post Code: 4211

P.S. : Panslaish, Sholashahar, Chittagong.

Tel. +88-031-681576

17. Mangrove Silviculture Division

Bangladesh Forest Research Institute

Muzgunni, Khulna.

Tel. +88-041-762927

18. Forest Chemistry Division

Post Office: Amin Jute Mills

Post Code: 4211

P.S. : Panslaish, Sholashahar, Chittagong.

Tel. +88-031-681587

19. Seasoning and Timber Physics Division

Post Office: Amin Jute Mills

Post Code: 4211

P.S. : Panslaish, Sholashahar, Chittagong.

Tel. +88-031-2580387

20. Veneer and Composit Wood Products Division

Post Office: Amin Jute Mills

Post Code: 4211

P.S. : Panslaish, Sholashahar, Chittagong.

Tel. +88-031-681582

21. Plantation Trial Unit Division

Bangladesh Forest Research Institute

Rupatali, Barisal

Tel. +88-0431-71617

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