Tea

Tea

Around 5 lakh people are directly dependent on the tea industry. Photo: Syed Zakir Hossain.

Erratic weather disrupts tea production, drives up auction prices

Despite setting a goal to surpass last year’s record output of 10.29 crore kilograms, plantation owners are struggling with production losses that have affected the domestic market

The Supreme Court building in Dhaka. File Photo: BSS

CJ sends 12 judges appointed under AL govt on leave amid protests

Around 5 lakh people are directly dependent on the tea industry. Photo: Syed Zakir Hossain.

Can tea workers be included in reform talks?

Sketch: TBS

Grow more diversified, aromatic tea: PM Hasina urges the industry

Infographic: TBS

World's largest tea markets in 2023

Tea vs coffee: Who wins the throne as a mightier caffeinated beverage? 

Tea vs coffee: Who wins the throne as a mightier caffeinated beverage? 

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Tea factory collapse kills 3, injures 3 in southwest China

The mobile court seized a significant quantity of fraudulent wrappers designed to mimic premium Ceylon, Mirzapur tea packagings. Photo: TBS

Mobile court raids illegal tea warehouse in Mirsarai, seizes 5 tonnes of 'adulterated' tea

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak holds an oversize tea pot as he goes to pour a cup as he sits next to US First Lady Jill Biden as they attend the Big Lunch party at Downing Street in London Sunday, 7 May 2023. Reuters

Storm in a teacup: US, Britain banter over the perfect 'cuppa'

Two tea planters in Panchagarh uproot their tea plants protesting soaring production costs and plummeting sales prices. They claim to receive only Tk8-Tk10 per kg of tea leaves when production cost is between Tk20-Tk25. The photo was taken recently. Photo: Khorshed Alam

Hope for tea cultivation in plain land dimming

The mobile court, led by BTB Deputy Secretary and Executive Magistrate Mohammad Ruhul Amin, raided the warehouses located at the Faujdarhat area of Sitakunda upazila on Sunday (17 September). Photo: TBS

Mobile court shuts down three warehouses for stockpiling tea 'illegally'

A mobile court of the Bangladesh Tea Board has raided a factory 'Karnaphuli Cha Ghar' at Sadarghat area in the port city and seized 30 bags of unlabeled tea and 52 packaging rolls on 14 September. Photo: TBS

Illegal tea found in unlicensed brand packets; 30 sacks seized

A mobile court of the Bangladesh Tea Board ordered the closure of Premio Agro and Consumer after finding evidence of operating a tea business with unauthorised brands and packages during a raid in the Akbarshah area of Chattogram city on Thursday (7 September). Photo: TBS

Mobile court asks to close companies for selling unauthorised tea brands