It is the only institute in Bangladesh that offers a four-year diploma in forestry.
[3][4] Forestry Science and Technology Institute was established in 1994 in Chittagong with financial support from World Bank and United Nations Development Programme.
[5] The institute had 10 teachers at the beginning but the number was reduced to three after funding shortages.
[6] On 13 August 2020, a 14th batch student of the college, Yosuf Ali, was killed while serving in the Forest Department.
He was killed while trying prevent illegal land grabbing and logging.