The Bangladesh Tea Board or BTB,[1] an autonomous body responsible for creating laws regarding tea production, controlling and encouraging the production of tea and is located in Chittagong, Bangladesh.[2][3][4] It is under the Ministry of Commerce.[5]
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| Formation | 1977 |
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| Headquarters | Chattogram, Chittagong, Bangladesh |
Region served | Bangladesh |
Official language | Bengali |
Chairman | Major General Sheikh Mohammad Sarwar Hossain |
Parent organization | Ministry of Commerce |
| Website | www |
History
editPakistan Tea Board was established in 1951 through the passage of Pakistan Tea Act.[6] The first president of Bangladesh, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, was chairman of the board in 1957.[7][8] The act was replaced with Tea Ordinance in 1959.[6]
After the independence of Bangladesh, the Bangladesh, Tea Ordinance in 1977 created a three member board and expanded to eleven with the Tea (Amendment) Ordinance in1986.[6]
The board was established through the Tea Ordinance in 1977.[4] The board moved its headquarters from Dhaka to Chittagong in 1984.[6]
In March 2018, Chairman Md Shafeenul Islam of the tea board was made head of Border Guard Bangladesh and was replaced with Major General Md Jahangir Al Mustahidur Rahman.[9]
Three employees of the board received the National Integrity Award in 2022.[10] It sought to increase tea cess from 1 percent to two percent.[11] The board helped tea production in Bangladesh reach a 168 year high.[12]
References
edit- ^ "Low price of tea leaves frustrates farmers". The Daily Star. 16 July 2014. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
- ^ "Tea auction begins in Chattogram on 25 April". The Business Standard. 6 April 2022. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
- ^ "Plucking tea leaves brings fortune for 7,500 distressed women". Dhaka Tribune. Archived from the original on 19 November 2016. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
- ^ a b Rahman, Md. Hasinur. "Bangladesh Tea Board". Banglapedia. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
- ^ "National Tea Day today". Risingbd.com. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
- ^ a b c d "Bangladesh Tea Board". www.teaboard.gov.bd. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
- ^ "16,000 tea workers face uncertainty". The Daily Star. 20 December 2015. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
- ^ "Hasina stresses need to focus on tea workers' welfare". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
- ^ "Major General Shafeenul is new Director General of BGB". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
- ^ "4 Tea Board employees get integrity award". The Business Standard. 22 August 2022. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
- ^ "Tea Board seeks to raise tea cess to 2.0pc". The Financial Express. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
- ^ "Bangladesh tea production heats up to a historic high in 2021". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
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