Bangladesh Tea Board

Bangladesh Tea Board

Formation	1977
Headquarters	Chattogram, Chittagong, Bangladesh
Region served	Bangladesh
Official language	Bengali
Chairman	Major General Sheikh Mohammad Sarwar Hossain
Parent organization	Ministry of Commerce
Website	www.teaboard.gov.bd

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]

History

Pakistan 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

1. "Low price of tea leaves frustrates farmers". The Daily Star. 16 July 2014. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
2. "Tea auction begins in Chattogram on 25 April". The Business Standard. 6 April 2022. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
3. "Plucking tea leaves brings fortune for 7,500 distressed women". Dhaka Tribune. Archived from the original on 19 November 2016. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
4. Rahman, Md. Hasinur. "Bangladesh Tea Board". Banglapedia. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
5. "National Tea Day today". Risingbd.com. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
6. "Bangladesh Tea Board". www.teaboard.gov.bd. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
7. "16,000 tea workers face uncertainty". The Daily Star. 20 December 2015. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
8. "Hasina stresses need to focus on tea workers' welfare". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
9. "Major General Shafeenul is new Director General of BGB". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
10. "4 Tea Board employees get integrity award". The Business Standard. 22 August 2022. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
11. "Tea Board seeks to raise tea cess to 2.0pc". The Financial Express. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
12. "Bangladesh tea production heats up to a historic high in 2021". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 5 October 2022.