Dhaka, Sept. 8 -- Environment Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan has said that Bangladesh is moving towards technology-driven forest monitoring to prevent illegal logging and resource trafficking.

Satellite imagery, drone technology, and advanced data systems will soon be deployed to strengthen surveillance of the country's forests, she said.

The adviser made the remarks while presiding over a meeting on online monitoring of the Rema-Kalenga reserved forest, held at the Secretariat on Monday.

She informed that satellite images from 2015, 2020, and 2025 of the Rema-Kalenga, Satchhari, and Lathitila reserved forests will be analyzed with the assistance of the Bangladesh Space Research and Remote Sensing Organization (SPARRSO) to identify change...