Sreemangal Tea Auction Center

Sreemangal Tea Auction Center
Company typePublic
IndustryTea
FoundedDecember 8, 2017; 6 years ago (2017-12-08)
HeadquartersSreemangal

Sreemangal Tea Auction Center (Bengali: শ্রীমঙ্গল চা নিলাম কেন্দ্র, romanized: Srimongol Cha Nilam Kendro) is the second tea auction center in Bangladesh,[1] which is located in Sreemangal Upazila, Moulvibazar District. It was inaugurated by Abul Maal Abdul Muhith, the Finance Minister of Bangladesh on 8 December 2017.[2]

History

In 1849, by establishing the Malnicherra Tea Estate in Sylhet, British Hardson established the first tea garden in the subcontinent.[3] There are 164 tea gardens in Bangladesh, among them 135 tea gardens are located in Greater Sylhet. Of which, 92 gardens are located only in Moulvibazar District.[4] Moreover, there are 20 tea gardens in Sylhet district and 22 in Habiganj district.[3] But the tea produced in the gardens of Greater Sylhet was to be sent to Chittagong Tea Auction. As a result, it was a long desired to establish a tea auction centre in this region. In this context, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina informed that the second tea auction centre will be constructed in Srimangal, the tea capital of Bangladesh.[5]

Auction list

Out of the four districts of Sylhet division (Moulvibazar, Habiganj and Sylhet), three are tea producing districts.[6] According to the Annual Tea Production Index of the year 2016, 60,000 metric tonnes out of the total tea production of 70,000 MT, was produced in the Greater Sylhet.[7] Only 75 per cent of the tea produced in Sylhet came from the gardens of Moulvibazar.[7]

See also

References

  1. ^ "শ্রীমঙ্গলে চালু হল দ্বিতীয় চা নিলাম কেন্দ্র". The Daily Jugantor (in Bengali). 2017-12-10. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
  2. ^ "শ্রীমঙ্গলে দেশের দ্বিতীয় চা নিলাম কেন্দ্রের উদ্বোধন". The Daily Bangla Tribune (in Bengali). 2017-12-08. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
  3. ^ a b "সিলেটের চা শিল্পে নতুন সম্ভাবনা". The Daily Bangladesh Pratidin (in Bengali). 2017-10-13. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
  4. ^ "৭০ বছর পর দেশের দ্বিতীয় বৃহত্তম চা নিলাম কেন্দ্র উদ্বোধন" (in Bengali). somoy tv. 2017-12-08. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
  5. ^ "শ্রীমঙ্গলে দেশের দ্বিতীয় চা নিলাম কেন্দ্রের উদ্বোধন". The Daily Ittefaq (in Bengali). 2017-12-08. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
  6. ^ "Bangladesh Tea Board" (in Bengali). Teaboard.gov.bd. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
  7. ^ a b "Sreemangal gets 2nd tea auction centre in country". The Dailystar. 2017-12-09. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
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