Dhaka, Dec. 1 -- Environmental experts have warned that Dhaka now has just one tree for every 28 people, even though three fully grown trees are required to meet the daily oxygen needs of a single person.

They shared the alarming statistics at a discussion where it was also revealed that Bangladesh has lost nearly 100,000 acres of forest over the past decade.

These concerns were highlighted on Sunday during the concluding session of the four-day international conference titled "Political Commitment to Agriculture and Food," organised by the Bangladesh Agricultural Journalists' Forum (BJAFA).

Md Jahidul Kabir, additional chief conservator of forests, explained that while a person needs at least 550 litres of oxygen every day, Dhaka's cu...