Bangladesh Tea Board Explained

Bangladesh Tea Board
Formation:1977
Headquarters:Chattogram, Chittagong, Bangladesh
Region Served:Bangladesh
Language:Bengali
Leader Title:Chairman
Leader Name:Major General Md. Ashraful Islam
Parent Organization:Ministry of Commerce

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.

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.

The board was established through the Tea Ordinance in 1977. The board moved its headquarters from Dhaka to Chittagong in 1984.

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]

Notes and References

  1. News: Low price of tea leaves frustrates farmers . The Daily Star . 18 November 2016 . 16 July 2014.
  2. News: 2022-04-06 . Tea auction begins in Chattogram on 25 April . 2022-10-05 . The Business Standard . en.
  3. News: Plucking tea leaves brings fortune for 7,500 distressed women . Dhaka Tribune . 18 November 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161119054904/http://archive.dhakatribune.com/agriculture/2014/mar/30/plucking-tea-leaves-brings-fortune-7500-distressed-women . 19 November 2016 . dead.
  4. Web site: Rahman . Md. Hasinur . Bangladesh Tea Board . Banglapedia . 18 November 2016.
  5. News: National Tea Day today . 2022-10-05 . Risingbd.com . en.
  6. Web site: Bangladesh Tea Board . 2022-10-05 . www.teaboard.gov.bd . en.
  7. News: 16,000 tea workers face uncertainty . The Daily Star . 18 November 2016 . 20 December 2015.
  8. News: Hasina stresses need to focus on tea workers' welfare . 2022-10-05 . bdnews24.com . en.
  9. News: Major General Shafeenul is new Director General of BGB . 2022-10-05 . bdnews24.com . en.
  10. News: 2022-08-22 . 4 Tea Board employees get integrity award . 2022-10-05 . The Business Standard . en.
  11. News: Tea Board seeks to raise tea cess to 2.0pc . 2022-10-05 . The Financial Express . en.
  12. News: Bangladesh tea production heats up to a historic high in 2021 . 2022-10-05 . bdnews24.com . en.