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A man keeps a tally on tea leaves as workers arrive with bundles of tea leaves in Bharaura Tea Garden in Sreemangal of Moulvibazar.

National Tea Day Tea demand and production both on the rise

Basically, the demand of tea in Bangladesh started escalating more than a decade back. Increasing economic activities kept raising the consumption of tea as well

Mirza Salman Ispahani

A 202-year-old iconic family business

Along with over two centuries of successful business and enterprise, the group is also committed to social causes and initiatives. The present chairman of the group, Mirza Salman Ispahani, tells ...

Plucking tea-leaves brings fortune for 15,000 women.

Plucking tea-leaves brings fortune for 15,000 women

More than 15,000 poor and distressed women have changed their fortune through plucking tea-leaves in tea gardens of five northern districts in the ‘Kartoa Valley’ ecological zone

In this picture taken on 31 July 2021, a worker tends to a tea plantation in the southern district of Ratnapura.

Sri Lanka walks back fertiliser ban over political fallout fears

Sri Lanka's government on Thursday walked back the lifting of an import ban on most chemical fertilisers over fears of a political fallout

A woman at work in a garment factory in the Dhaka Export Processing Zone (DEPZ), Savar.

Covid-19 fallout: 80pc of workers see fall in wages

Due to the coronavirus pandemic, 80 per cent of the workers in four industrial sectors have seen fall in their wages

Tea industry: Challenges and solutions in S Asia during pandemic

Online seminar Tea industry: Challenges and solutions in S Asia during pandemic

Panelists at an online seminar discuss how pandemic affected the tea industry and the way ahead

Latifur Rahman

Latifur Rahman’s ascent to the top

In recognition of his business ethics, reputation and integrity, Latifur Rahman received the Oslo Business for Peace Award in 2012. Following that, Prothom Alo ran a write-up on Latifur Rahman’s ...

Tea is good for heart, says study

Tea habit can help ensure sound heart: Research

A recent study claims to have found that the habit of taking tea has significant impact in reducing the risk of heart attack or other heart related complexities.

No wages for Moulvibazar tea garden workers for 10 weeks

No wages for Moulvibazar tea garden workers for 10 weeks

The tea board has a production target of 140 million kg of tea by the year 2025. But the tea garden workers are are all too often in dire straits

Tea seller loses Tk 65,000 in Bkash scam

Tea seller loses Tk 65,000 in Bkash scam

Bkash scammers tricked a tea seller into sending them Tk 65,000 on Thursday night, reports UNB.The victim - Rakib Mia, son of farmer Helal Mia - runs a tea stall at Aliabad Bazar of Nabinagar ...

Panchagarh to see record high tea production

Panchagarh to see record high tea production

Tea growers in Panchagarh district expect the highest-ever tea production of nearly 10,000 tonnes this year against last year's 8100 tonnes, thanks to favourable weather conditions.Besides Sylhet, ...

Tea thrives again at Halda Valley

Tea thrives again at Halda Valley

No one would dare to go to the areas a few years ago. It was overrun with wild bushes and trees. This hilly spot was actually a tea garden but with hardly any tea plants. An entrepreneur won it by ...

Fresh hope brews for tea

Fresh hope brews for tea

In Bangladesh, the mention of tea gardens conjures up the rolling green hills of Sylhet, or perhaps even the plantations up north in Panchagarh. But it comes as a surprise that tea is now being grown ...

Seven-colour tea a hot attraction in Bangladesh

Seven-colour tea a hot attraction in Bangladesh

A unique seven-colour tea, offering varied flavours in a glass or cup, is now available in the Bangladesh capital Dhaka.About a decade ago, a tea vendor, Romesh Ram Gour, in northeastern Moulvibazar ...

Cost of drinking tea rises

Cost of drinking tea rises

Tea prices climbed up by Tk 30 per 400 gram-packet and by Tk 50-60 per 1 kilogram-packet in the retail market due to the price hike at the weekly auction, according to tea traders claiming some extra ...

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