Institute Of Forestry And Environmental Science Of Chittagong University (IFESCU)

Have you heard about Institute of Forestry and Environmental Science of Chittagong University (IFESCU), Chittagong, Bangladesh? Are you bored with your present job stress and want to have a fresh air? Do you want a safe, quiet, charming and attractive place surrounded by hills and trees? Do you like to enjoy the breeze sitting on the bank of a lake? Are you interested about diversified flora and fauna? Just visit the IFESCU complex. I am waiting to hear from you after that.

Institute of Forestry and Environmental Science of Chittagong University (IFESCU) is situated at the south most part of Chittagong University, just after south campus. From the railway station of Chittagong University, you can go there by rickshaw and it will not take more than 15 minutes. You will be amazed while you enter into the Chittagong University if you are a first comer. From the “Dola Soroni’ you will find two ways towards Forestry (as the local people say), but you should choose the left one.

When you approach Institute of Forestry and Environmental Science of Chittagong University (IFESCU) beside the guarrage, a number of Pine trees will welcome you. Just after that you will see two roads divided by a monument (Khaleda Zia monument). Left one will lead you to the hill top keeping a lake in the right side where Administrative Building and Helipad is situated. A number of beautiful native, exotic and naturalized tree species will make your journey fruitful. A suspension bridge, looking like a tunnel made by trees, is situated just south side which is the best place for couples.

The other road running between the lake and hill covered with diversified tree species. If you are lucky enough, you may see wildlife wandering there. When you go forward you will find ladies hostel, guest house, academic building, mosque, nursery, canteen and Forestry Hall. Forestry Hall has three 4-storied buildings (A-block, B-Block and C_Block). The flower gardens will definitely make you a photographer or a model. The playground of Institute of Forestry and Environmental Science of Chittagong University (IFESCU) is on the eastern side of the complex. A stream (chora) is surrounded the whole complex in three sides and it is its boundary as there is no artificial boundary there. If you cross the cold water of the stream, you will find the cornfields.

To make your travel to Institute of Forestry and Environmental Science of Chittagong University (IFESCU) learning and funny one, you should be adventurous and you should climb the steep hills fully covered by trees. But be careful about slipping down or snakes.