Bangladesh Tea Board

Bangladesh Tea Board
Formation 1977
Headquarters Nasirabad, Chittagong, Bangladesh
Region served
Bangladesh
Official language
Bengali
Website Bangladesh Tea Board

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 Nasirabad, Chittagong, Bangladesh.[2][3] Major General Md Shafeenul Islam is the present chairman of the body.[4]

History

The board was established through the Tea Ordinance in 1977.[3] The First president of Bangladesh, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, was a former chairman of the board.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Low price of tea leaves frustrates farmers". thedailystar.net. The Daily Star. 16 July 2014. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  2. ↑ "Plucking tea leaves brings fortune for 7,500 distressed women". archive.dhakatribune.com. Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  3. 1 2 Rahman, Md. Hasinur. "Bangladesh Tea Board". en.banglapedia.org. Banglapedia. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  4. ↑ "No possibility of losses in farming of tea, says BTB chairman". thefinancialexpress-bd.com. The Financial Express Online Version. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  5. ↑ "16,000 tea workers face uncertainty". thedailystar.net. The Daily Star. 20 December 2015. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
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