A total of 1,691,423 saplings were sold generating revenue of TK 14,79,09,474 in the National Tree Fair 2025 held in Agargaon, adjacent to Bangladesh China Friendship Conference Centre between June 25 to July 27.
Among the saplings sold were 337,640 fruit-bearing, 248,274 timber, 114,515 medicinal, 101,149 spice plants, 102,089 cacti, 74,541 orchids, 454,574 ornamental, 37,321 rare or endangered native species, and 222,020 others.
The fair remained open daily from 9 AM to 8 PM with 112 stalls. Of them, 8 government, 8 private, 92 single nurseries, and 18 double nurseries.
Environment, Forest and Climate Change and Water Resources Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan attended the closing ceremony as the chief guest held today at Ban Bhaban in the capital’s Agargaon.
“The Tree Fair is not merely a marketplace for saplings rather a significant initiative for raising environmental awareness. Those who participated in this fair have sent a strong message of love for nature,” she said.
Cox’s Bazar Life Desk/BSS
