Tea

Durjoy Rahman, the founder of Durjoy Foundation, talked about why tea deserves more celebration. Photo: Syed Zakir Hossain
Panorama

An elegant yet rustic tea affair

Durjoy Bangladesh Foundation, in collaboration with Halda Valley Tea Garden, celebrated local tea by creating the perfect ‘Cha Er Adda’

Panellists at the Legal Reform for The Tea Sector Workers discuss their points at the meeting in the capital's Topkhana area.
Bangladesh

Give tea workers equal rights: Experts urge govt

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

Erratic weather disrupts tea production, drives up auction prices

The Supreme Court building in Dhaka. File Photo: BSS
Bangladesh

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.
Panorama

Can tea workers be included in reform talks?

Sketch: TBS
Bangladesh

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

Infographic: TBS
By The Numbers

World's largest tea markets in 2023

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

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

Photo: BSS
China

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
Crime

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
Offbeat

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
Bangladesh

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
Crime

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