Moulvibazar Correspondent

The only rare plant in the country, the African teak oak, stood as a witness of time at the main entrance of Lauachhara National Park in Kamalganj Upazila of Moulvibazar. Among the 167 species of plants in Lauachara National Park, the African teak is one of the species of plants. According to the sources of the forest department, there were two African plants in this forest. The first plant across the railway line has already been blown away by the storm.

The only rare plant standing then was another African teak oak at the main entrance. Recently, the leaves of the plant came to the attention of the forest department when the leaves of the plant fell in the storm, while talking to Anisur Rahman, the current beat officer of Lauachhara Forest Beat and Mamun Or Rashid, the former forest beat officer of the same park, it was known that the leaves of the rare species of the plant suddenly fell during the rainy season.

Sudden shedding occurs and the plant rots in the pulp. Seeing what he thinks the plant is dead.

Approaching the rare plant in Lauachhara National Park on the surface, the entire leaf of the plant has been blown away by the storm and decomposed into powder. Although the exact age of the approximately 8-foot round African Teakwood plant is not known, it is believed to be.

The age of the tree is around 70 years and its height is around 80 feet. This rare plant was the attraction of tourists coming to Lauachhara National Park.
Kamalganj Biodiversity Protection Committee president and teacher Monjur Ahmed Azad Manna said, "The African teak tree is almost a hundred years old. A few hundred feet up the branches stand,This African teak tree has stood the test of time.

So sad that the tree died. Although the exact information about the rare plant African teak tree is not available, it is believed that a British citizen planted the plant in Lauachhara forest.

As the tree died, eco-tourist guide and environmental activist Md. Ahad Mia said, "This tree is for tourists visiting the national park.

Briefing about it, they were very attracted and took pictures with the tree as a souvenir, but we tourist guides suffered a lot as the only rare tree died.'

Confirming the fact that the African plant has died, the Divisional Forest Officer of Moulvibazar Department of Wildlife Management and Nature Conservation said, "Lauachahra".

There were two African teak plants in the national park, one tree died long ago, the only tree that was there was on the verge of dying, he informed the Bangladesh Forest Research Institute (BFRI) after seeing the leaves of the tree falling. Many think that the reason for the death of the tree is the age of the tree, because at some point the life cycle of plants or animals ends naturally.