rubber production in Bangladesh

International Day of Forests / Rubber: A death sentence to natural forests

Rubber, be it in the CHT, Madhupur or in the tea gardens, may bring some economic benefits to the state and private entrepreneurs, but in general it has not been beneficial to the people who once used these lands.

Rising rubber production helping local tyre industry

Rising rubber production in Bangladesh is helping local tyre manufacturers cut the country’s reliance on the imports of the product used in making bicycles, motorcycles, three-wheelers and easy bikes, said an industry insider. 

Rubber growers worried over falling prices

According to the Bangladesh Rubber Board (BRB) and rubber producers, 67,939 tonnes of latex were produced in the country last year, up 58 per cent from 43,000 tonnes in 2021, driven by an increase in the number of gardens and acreages under cultivation. 

March 21, 2024
March 21, 2024

Rubber: A death sentence to natural forests

Rubber, be it in the CHT, Madhupur or in the tea gardens, may bring some economic benefits to the state and private entrepreneurs, but in general it has not been beneficial to the people who once used these lands.

February 20, 2023
February 20, 2023

Rising rubber production helping local tyre industry

Rising rubber production in Bangladesh is helping local tyre manufacturers cut the country’s reliance on the imports of the product used in making bicycles, motorcycles, three-wheelers and easy bikes, said an industry insider. 

February 10, 2023
February 10, 2023

Rubber growers worried over falling prices

According to the Bangladesh Rubber Board (BRB) and rubber producers, 67,939 tonnes of latex were produced in the country last year, up 58 per cent from 43,000 tonnes in 2021, driven by an increase in the number of gardens and acreages under cultivation.