Tea industry of Bangladesh

National Tea Day 2024 / Seven unique facts about tea culture in Bangladesh

There are a total of five types of tea produced in the country, including green tea (unfermented), black tea (fully fermented), Oolong tea (partially fermented), instant tea (water soluble), and white tea.

A love affair with tea

I wonder what it is in a cup of tea that makes it so invigorating. The obvious answer would be the stimulant, caffeine, or the particular flavour of the leaves seeping into the hot water and the aroma that takes over your senses.

BOOK REVIEW: NONFICTION / Navigating culture, history, and nostalgia in ‘My Life in Tea’

Review of Anwarul Azim’s book ‘My Life in Tea’ (The University Press Limited, 2023)

Third tea auction centre launched in Panchagarh

A new tea auction centre began operations in Bangladesh’s northwest bordering district of Panchagarh yesterday, making it the third establishment of its kind following the country’s first in Chattogram and the second in Sreemangal.

Long-term plan behind high tea production

It was in 2007 when one of the country’s largest tea-producing companies, Consolidated Tea and Lands Company (Bangladesh) Limited, initiated a long-term plan to increase tea production. 

Tea gardens seeing fresh investment

The jump in consumption of tea, once a preserve of the elite, brought about by the rise in people’s purchasing power over the past decade has presented tea garden owners with a renewed and compelling business case.

Country's 3rd tea auction centre to open in Panchagarh

The country is all set to have another tea auction centre in Panchagarh next month

June 4, 2024
June 4, 2024

Seven unique facts about tea culture in Bangladesh

There are a total of five types of tea produced in the country, including green tea (unfermented), black tea (fully fermented), Oolong tea (partially fermented), instant tea (water soluble), and white tea.

May 11, 2024
May 11, 2024

A love affair with tea

I wonder what it is in a cup of tea that makes it so invigorating. The obvious answer would be the stimulant, caffeine, or the particular flavour of the leaves seeping into the hot water and the aroma that takes over your senses.

January 8, 2024
January 8, 2024

Navigating culture, history, and nostalgia in ‘My Life in Tea’

Review of Anwarul Azim’s book ‘My Life in Tea’ (The University Press Limited, 2023)

September 3, 2023
September 3, 2023

Third tea auction centre launched in Panchagarh

A new tea auction centre began operations in Bangladesh’s northwest bordering district of Panchagarh yesterday, making it the third establishment of its kind following the country’s first in Chattogram and the second in Sreemangal.

August 22, 2023
August 22, 2023

Long-term plan behind high tea production

It was in 2007 when one of the country’s largest tea-producing companies, Consolidated Tea and Lands Company (Bangladesh) Limited, initiated a long-term plan to increase tea production. 

August 16, 2023
August 16, 2023

Tea gardens seeing fresh investment

The jump in consumption of tea, once a preserve of the elite, brought about by the rise in people’s purchasing power over the past decade has presented tea garden owners with a renewed and compelling business case.

July 10, 2023
July 10, 2023

Country's 3rd tea auction centre to open in Panchagarh

The country is all set to have another tea auction centre in Panchagarh next month