Bangladesh losses 0.18% of its forests annually due to environmental and human causes, parliament heard on Monday.
In reply to a query in the House, Environment and Forests Minister Anwar Hussain said the country currently has 2.3 million hectares of forest cover, of which 84% is natural forest.
Replying to another query, the minister said forests cover just 15.5% of the country's total area.
Agriculture Minister Matia Chowdhury said according to the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics some 204,366 hectares of land in Bangladesh remain uncultivated.
