History of Bangladesh Tea Industry about to 1840 when a pioneer tea garden was situated up on the slopes of the slants in Chittagong where the Chittagong Club now stands. In any case business tea garden was developed in 1857 at Mulnichera in Sylhet. In the midst of the bundle in 1947, Bangladesh (the then East Pakistan) had 103 tea spaces, covering 26,734 hectares of tea farm with yearly era of 18.36 M.Kg. with a yield of around 639 Kg. per hactor.
Home usage was around 13.64 M. Kg. upto 1955. After that home use went up rapidly and Government constrained 3% necessary development of tea locale consistently in 1961. Following ten years by 1970, tea district was extended to 42,658 hectares and era was incrased to 31.38 M.Kg.
In the midst of opportunity war in 1971, our tea industry persevered through colossal damages which realized poor organization, high opening, insufficient inputs, crippled modern office device, inadequate upkeep et cetera inciting lower yield and low nature of tea.
Regardless, the industry soon got a noteworthy push for the advantage of the organization through a tremendous progression program (BTRP-1980-92) with the budgetary and specific help of the British ODA and EEC and creation extended to 65.84 million kg. with per/ha. yield of 1255kg. in 2013.
Summary
Bangladesh’s tea industry began in the 1840s, expanded rapidly through the mid-20th century, suffered major setbacks during the 1971 war, and later revived under BTRP support, reaching over 65 million kg of production by 2013. Sylhet—especially Srimangal—remains the core region with large estates and a mostly female workforce, while Panchagarh has emerged as a promising new tea-growing zone. The text includes a detailed, district-wise list of tea estates and notes ongoing exports to countries like Pakistan and Russia. It also briefly mentions consumer “tea garden” kits for home growers.
Sylhet Tea Garden
Mainly Sylhet is standard tea garden area. The wonderful Surma Valley is secured with patios of tea gardens and rich green tropical forests. Srimangal is known as the tea capital of Bangladesh and for miles around one can see the green floor covering of tea gardens on the incline slants.
The area has more than 150 tea gardens including three of the greatest tea gardens on the planet both in reach and era. Around 300,000 manpower are used on the tea spaces of which more than 75% are women. Administrators need to unite with women for separating tea leaves since they enhance work and are paid not precisely the men.
A visit to the tea estate in Sylhet is a foremost difficulty. The gardens are relics from the seasons of the British Raj. The farms were started by the British and the boss still live in white timber homes as they did in those days. The houses stay on enormous delightfully kept up gardens and the organization and lifestyle is essentially unaltered.
A by and large new zone that has go under tea advancement is the sub-Himalayan region of Panchagarh. The soil and air is extremely incredible for creating tea here. For sure this region is contiguous with Assam and Bengal in India where tea has been created for an impressive time allotment. Beginning with only 300 segments of place that is known for range in 2000, the cash yield is at present being created on more than 3,500 areas of area in Tentulia, Sadar and Atoari upazilas of Panchagarh. It can be reached out to finally cover around 60,000 areas of area.
The humus content in the soil here is more than in the standard tea growing regions of Sylhet. The tea conveyed in Panchagarh is obviously incomprehensibly enhanced in quality than that of Sylhet. A couple of nurseries have been set up in Panchagarh and Thakurgaon to supply shocking saplings to the tea gardens. This certifications to be a tolerable road of livelihood for neighborhood individuals and shots of extended passages of tea. Beginning now Bangladesh export tea to Pakistan and Russia and other countries.
List of tea garden in Bangladesh
District wise Tea Estate in Bangladesh
DHAMAI Post: Juri, Upazila: Barlakha, District: Moulvibazar. 1,047.55 C 7 Tea Garden : FATEHBAGH Post: East Shabazpore, Upazila: Barlakha, District: Moulvibazar. 195.23
8 HAFIZ Post: East Shabazpore, Upazila: Barlakha, District: Moulvibazar. 55.22
9 KALIKABARI Post: East Shabazpore, Upazila: Barlakha, District: Moulvibazar. 139.52
10 KERAMATNAGAR Post: Barlakha, Upazila: Barlakha, District: Moulvibazar. 902.15
KUMARSHAIL Post.Sridharpur, Upazila: Barlakha,Dist- Moulvibazar. 398.68
NEW SAMANBAGH Post: Dakshinbagh, Upazila: Barlakha, District: Moulvibazar. 1,428.67
13 PALLATHAL Post: East Shabazpore, Upazila: Barlakha, District: Moulvibazar. 322.23
14 RAHMANIA Post: Juri, Upazila: Kulaura, Dist. Moulvibazar. 140.76
15 RASHEEDABAD Post: Dakshinbagh, Upazila: Barlakha, District: Moulvibazar. 162.26
16 Tea Garden : SABAZPORE Post: Sujaul Madrasha Via- Barlakha, Upazila: Barlakha, Dist. Moulvibazar. 1,167.35
17 SONARUPA Post: Dakshinbagh, Upazila: Barlakha, District: Moulvibazar. 1,012.61
18 WAHIDABAD Post.Sridharpur, Upazila: Barlakha,Dist. Moulvibazar. 300.73
19 ALLYNUGGER Post: Shamshernagar, Upazila–Kamalganj, Dist. Moulvibazar. 1,807.42
20 CHAMPARAI Post: Patrakhola, Upazila: Kamalganj, Dist. Moulvibazar. 807.89
21 DAURACHERRA Post: Munshibazar, Upazila: Kamalganj, Dist. Moulvibazar. 867.46
22 DOLOI Post: Patrakhola, Upazila: Kamalganj, Dist. Moulvibazar. 485.4
23 KURMAH Post: Patrakhola, Upazila: Kamalganj, Dist. Moulvibazar. 1,276.19
24 Tea Garden : MADABPORE Post: Patrakhola, Upazila: Kamalganj, Dist. Moulvibazar. 1,143.73
25 MADANMOHANPUR Post: Patrakhola, Upazila: Kamalganj, Dist. Moulvibazar. 400.15
26 MERTINGA Post: Munshibazar, Upazila: Kamalganj, Dist. Moulvibazar. 1,003.61
27 N&ARANI Post: Kalighat, Upazila: Kamalganj, Dist. Moulvibazar. 172.81
28 PATRAKHOLA Post: Patrakhola, Upazila: Kamalganj, Dist. Moulvibazar. 1,857.19
PHULBARI Post: Karamatnagar, Upazila: Kamalganj, Dist. Moulvibazar. 616.57
SHUMSHERNUGGER Post: Shamshernagar, Upazila: Kamalganj, Dist. Moulvibazar. 1,751.61
31 SRIGOBINDPUR Post: Patrakhola, Upazila: Kamalganj, Dist. Moulvibazar. 356.95
32 ASGHORABAD Post: Prithimpassa, Upazila-Kulaura, Dist. Moulvibazar. 485.85
33 BEJOYA Post: Rangirkul, Upazila-Kulaura, Dist. Moulvibazar. 307.1
34 BURHAN NAGAR Post: Tilagonj, Upazila: Kulaura, Dist. Moulvibazar 70.72
35 Tea Garden : CHATLAPORE Post: Shamshernagar, Upazila: Kulaura, Dist. Moulvibazar 1,272.80
36 CLEVEDON Post: Rangirkul, Upazila: Kulaura, Dist. Moulvibazar 615.33
37 DILDARPUR Post: Rangirkul, Upazila: Kulaura, Dist. Moulvibazar 328.74
38 DILKUSHA Post: Silloah Bazar (via-Juri), Upazila: Kulaura, Dist. Moulvibazar 438.7
GHAZIPORE Post: Kulaura, Upazila: Kulaura, Dist. Moulvibazar 832.73
HINGAJEA Post: Kajaldhara, Upazila: Kulaura, Dist. Moulvibazar 950.24
ISLAMABAD Post. Silloah, Upazila: Kulaura, Dist. Moulvibazar. 47.37
42 JHEMAI Post: Kulaura, Upazila: Kulaura, Dist. Moulvibazar 267.64
KALITI Post: Kulaura, Upazila: Kulaura, Dist. Moulvibazar 450.95
Tea Garden : KAPNAPAHAR Post: Juri, Upazila: Kulaura,Dist. Moulvibazar 779.69
LUAYUNI & HOLICHERRA Post: Kajaldhara, Upazila: Kulaura, Dist. Moulvibazar 825.51
46 Tea Garden : LUNGLA Post: Lungla, Upazila: Kulaura, Dist. Moulvibazar 1,296.66 B 47. MARINA Post: Kulaura, Upazila: Kulaura, Dist. Moulvibazar 353.13
48 Tea Garden : MURAICHERRA Post: Prithimpassa, Upazila-Kulaura, Dist. Moulvibazar. 396.09
49 PALLAK&I Post: Lungla, Upazila: Kulaura, Dist. Moulvibazar 50.07 A 50 PHOOLTULLAH Post: Phooltullah, Upazila: Kulaura, Dist. Moulvibazar 1,069.78
51 RAJKIE Post: Phooltullah, Upazila: Kulaura, Dist. Moulvibazar 816.03
52 Tea Garden : REHANA Post: Kulaura, Upazila: Kulaura, Dist. Moulvibazar 188.05
53 RUNGICHERRA Post: Kulaura, Upazila: Kulaura, Dist. Moulvibazar 685.32
54 RUTHNA Post: Barlakha, Upazila: Barlakha, District: Moulvibazar. 689.44
55 Tea Garden : SAGURNAL Post: Sagurnal, Upazila: Kulaura, Dist. Moulvibazar 765
56 SERAJNAGAR Post: Kajaldhara, Upazila: Kulaura, Dist. Moulvibazar 332.92
57 SILLOAH Post: Juri, Upazila: Kulaura, Dist. Moulvibazar 1,002.15
58 HAMIDIA Post: Motherkapan, Upazila: Moulvibazar Sadar, Dist. Moulvibazar 184.28
59 MOULVI Post: Nariancherra, Upazila: Moulvibazar Sadar, Dist. Moulvibazar 733.59
60 Tea Garden : PREMNAGAR Post: Nariancherra, Upazila: Moulvibazar, Dist. Moulvibazar 385.01
61 Tea Garden : AMEENABAD Post: Baramchal, Upazila: Rajnagar, Dist. Moulvibazar 302.05
62 BIMALANAGAR Post: Indeswar, Upazila: Rajnagar,Dist. Moulvibazar 121.41
63 CH&BAGH Post: Indeswar, Upazila: Rajnagar,Dist. Moulvibazar 431.47
64 Tea Garden : ETAH Post: Karimpur, Upazila: Rajnagar,Dist. Moulvibazar 1,318.87
65 HAJINAGAR Post: Kajaldhara, Upazila: Rajnagar,Dist. Moulvibazar 181.92
66 KARIMPORE Post: Karimpur, Upazila: Rajnagar,Dist. Moulvibazar 1,353.10
67 Tea Garden : KASHIPUR Post: Lungla, Upazila: Rajnagar, Dist. Moulvibazar 57.28
68 Tea Garden : OOTTERBAGH & INDANUGGER Post: Indeswar, Upazila: Rajnagar,Dist. Moulvibazar 1,387.40
69 RAJNAGAR Post: Lungla, Upazila: Rajnagar, Dist. Moulvibazar 983.15
70 MATHIURA Post: Kulaura, Upazila- Rajnagar,Dist. Moulvibazar. 668.58
71 AMRAIL Post: Sathgaon, Upazila- Srimangal,Dist. Moulvibazar. 1,559.29
72 Tea Garden : BALISERA Post: Kalighat, Upazila- Srimangal,Dist. Moulvibazar 3,508.28
73 BARAOORA Post: Srimangal, Upazila- Srimangal, Dist. Moulvibazar 1,077.86
74 BTRI Post: Srimangal, Upazila- Srimangal, Dist. Moulvibazar 311.36
75 CLONAL Post: Bhunabir, Upazila- Srimangal, Dist. Moulvibazar 161.55
76 DEANSTON Post: Kajuricherra, Upazila- Srimangal, Dist. Moulvibazar 3,243.07
77 DINARPUR Post: Shamshergonj, Upazila- Srimangal, Dist. Moulvibazar 404.7
78 HOSSAINABAD Post: Kalighat, Upazila- Srimangal, Dist. Moulvibazar 404.64
79 JULEKHANAGAR Post: Kalighat, Upazila- Srimangal, Dist. Moulvibazar 348.68
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80 JUNGLEBARI Post: Kalighat, Upazila- Srimangal, Dist. Moulvibazar 465.74
81 M R KHAN Post: Srimangal, Upazila- Srimangal, Dist. Moulvibazar 242.91
82 MAZDEHEE Post: Nariancherra, Upazila: Srimangal, Dist. Moulvibazar 1,223.74
83 MIRZAPORE Post: Shamshergonj, Upazila- Srimangal, Dist. Moulvibazar 976.25
84 NAHAR Post: Kajuricherra, Upazila- Srimangal, Dist. Moulvibazar 350.13
85 NURJAHAN Post: Srimangal, Upazila- Srimangal, Dist. Moulvibazar 300.24
86 RAJGHAT Post: Kajuricherra, Upazila- Srimangal, Dist. Moulvibazar 2,449.88
87 SAIF Post: Sathgaon, Upazila- Srimangal, Dist. Moulvibazar. 388.45
88 SATHGAO Post: Sathgaon, Upazila- Srimangal, Dist. Moulvibazar. 1,246.50
89 SHAFINAGAR Post: Tangra Bazar, Upazila- Rajnagar, Dist. Moulvibazar. 41.27
90 ZAREEN Post: Srimangal, Upazila- Srimangal, Dist. Moulvibazar 306.85
HABIGANJ DISTRICT 91 AMO Post: Chunarughat , Upazila-Chunarughat, District: Habiganj 1,013.85
92 CHAKLAPUNJI Post: Chandpur Bagan, Upazila-Chunarughat, District: Habiganj 710.04
93 CH&PORE Post: Chandpur Bagan, Upazila-Chunarughat, District: Habiganj 1,598.97
94 CHUNDEECHERRA Post: Chandpur Bagan, Upazila-Chunarughat, District: Habiganj 793.7
95 DEUNDI Post: Chandpur Bagan, Upazila-Chunarughat, District: Habiganj 1,138.75
96 Tea Garden : LALCH& Post: Shahaji Bazar, Upazila-Chunarughat, District: Habiganj 996.87
97 Tea Garden : LUSKERPORE Post: Ch&pur Bagan, Upazila-Chunarughat, District: Habiganj 1,144.65
98 NALUA Post: Chandpur Bagan, Upazila-Chunarughat, District: Habiganj 1,267.34
99 PARKUL-NASIMABAD Post: Rasidpur, Upazila-Chunarughat, District: Habiganj 1,025.06
100 REMA Post: Gazipur, Upazila-Chunarughat, District: Habiganj 868.98
101 SREEBARI Post: Rasidpur, Upazila-Chunarughat, District: Habiganj 667.66
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102 AMTALI Post: Rasidpur, Upazila- Bahubal, District: Habiganj 260.27
103 BRINDABON Post: Putijuri, Upazila- Bahubal, District: Habiganj 482.8
104 DARAGAON Post: Rasidpur, Upazila-Chunarughat, District: Habiganj 1,862.20
105 Tea Garden : IMAM Post: Putijuri,Upazila- Bahubal, District: Habiganj 464.78
106 MADHUPUR Post: Bahubal, Upazila- Bahubal, District: Habiganj 471.75
107 RASIDPUR Post: Rasidpur,Upazila-Bahubal, District: Habiganj 2,256.80
108 BAWANY Post: Paniumda, Upazila- Nabigonj, District: Habiganj 477.58
109 BAIKUNTHAPUR Post: Iitakhola, Upazila- Madhobpore, District: Habiganj 386.93
110 JAGADISHPUR Post: Iitakhola, Upazila- Madhobpore, District: Habiganj 602.85
114 DALLUCHERRA Post: Fenchuganj, Upazila- Fenchuganj, District: Sylhet.. 131.79
115 MONIPUR Post: Fertilizer Factory (Fenchuganj), Upazila- Fenchuganj, District: Sylhet.. 689.26
116 MOOMINCHERRA Post: Bhatera, Upazila- Fenchuganj, District: Sylhet.. 399.24
117 FATEHPUR Post: Boronagar, Upazila- Goainghat, District: Sylhet.. 221
118 HABIBNAGAR Post: Chikangool, Upazila- Jaintapur, District: Sylhet.. 685.1
119 JAFFLONG Post: Jafflong, Upazila- Goainghat, District: Sylhet.. 875.78
120 KHAN Post: Chikangool, Upazila- Jaintapur, District: Sylhet.. 640.05
121 AFIFANAGAR Post: Jaintapur, Upazila- Jaintapur, District: Sylhet.. 468.07
122 LALLAKHAL Post: Jaintapur, Upazila- Jaintapur, District: Sylhet.. 483.95
123 SREEPORE Post: Jaintapur, Upazila- Jaintapur, District: Sylhet.. 414.81
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124 LOOBACHERRA Post: Sylhet, Upazila- Kanighat, District: Sylhet.. 744.54
125 Tea Garden : DONA Post: Kanighat , Upazila- Kanighat, District: Sylhet 526.56
126 ALIBAHAR Post: Sylhet , Upazila- Sylhet Sadar, District: Sylhet 276.68
127 BURJAN Post: Khadimnagar, Upazila- Sylhet Sadar, District: Sylhet 1,437.08
128 DADDNAGAR Post: Tilagar, Upazila- Sylhet Sadar, District: Sylhet 44.33
129 DALIA Post: Sylhet , Upazila- Sylhet Sadar, District: Sylhet 79.72
130 KHADIM Post: Khadimnagar, Upazila- Sylhet Sadar, District: Sylhet 1,456.00
131 LACKATOORAH Post: Sylhet , Upazila- Sylhet Sadar, District: Sylhet 1,284.32
132 MALNICHERRA Post: Sylhet, Upazila- Sylhet Sadar, District: Sylhet 1,008.52
133 STAR Post: Sylhet , Upazila- Sylhet Sadar, District: Sylhet 137.11
Chittagong District 134 CH&PUR-BELGAON Post: Pukuria , Upazila- Banshkhali, District: Chittagong 1,405.88
135 Tea Garden : AASIA Post: Bhojpur, Upazila- Fatickchari, District: Chittagong 526.73
136 &HARMANIK Post: Chikancherra, Upazila- Fatickchari, District: Chittagong 293.38
137 BARAMASIA Post: Nazirhat, Upazila- Fatickchari, District: Chittagong 1,185.50
138 DANTMARA Post: Dantmara, Upazila- Fatickchari, District: Chittagong 183.21
139 ELLAHINOOR Post: Nazirhat, Upazila- Fatickchari, District: Chittagong 607.28
140 HALDAVALLEY Post: Narayanhat, Upazila- Fatickchari, District: Chittagong 429.92
141 KAIYACHERRA-DALU Post: Bhojpur, Upazila- Fatickchari, District: Chittagong 688.36
142 KORNAFULI Post: Fatickchari, Upazila- Fatickchari, District: Chittagong 2,660.61
143 Tea Garden : MAA JAAN Post: Dantmara, Upazila- Fatickchari, District: Chittagong 235.6
144 MOHAMMADNAGAR Post: Mirzarhat, Upazila- Fatickchari, District: Chittagong 76.18
145 NASEHA Post: Dantmara, Upazila- Fatickchari, District: Chittagong 213.7
146 NEPTUNE Post: Narayanhat, Upazila- Fatickchari, District: Chittagong 1,076.95
147 NEW DANTMARA Post: Dantmara, Upazila- Fatickchari, District: Chittagong 213.79
148 OODALEAH Post: Nazirhat, Upazila- Fatickchari, District: Chittagong 1,212.84
149 PANCHABATI Post: Mirzarhat, Upazila- Fatickchari, District: Chittagong 294.56
150 RAMGARH Post: Nalua Via-Ramgarh, Upazila- Fatickchari, District: Chittagong 566.73
151 RANGAPANI Post: Rangapani, Upazila- Fatickchari, District: Chittagong 1,100.72
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152 POTIYA Post: Karunacherra, Upazila- Patiai, District: Chittagong 338.51
153 AGUNIA Post: Dhamirhat, Upazila- Rangunia , District: Chittagong 125.75
154 Tea Garden : KODALA Post: Kodala, Upazila- Rangunia , District: Chittagong 1,006.26
155 THANDCHERI Post: Thandacheri, Upazila- Rangunia , District: Chittagong 423.09
RANGAMATI DISTRICT 156 WAGGACHARA Post: Baraihari, Upazila- Kaptai, District: Chittagong 307
BRAHMANBARIA DISTRICT 157 HARIHAR Post: Merashani, Upazila- Brahmanbaria , District: Brahmanbaria 62.52
PANCHAGARH DISTRICT 158 Tea Garden : AMENENT TEA Post: Baliadangi, Upazila- Baliadangi, District: Thakurgaon 17.3
159 KORATOA Post: Sathmara, Upazila- Panchagarh Sadar, District: Panchagarh 40.46
160 M M Tea Estate Post: HariVasa, Upazila- Panchagarh, District: Panchagarh 57.59
161 Tea Garden : SALLYLLUNN Post: Model School, Upazila- Panchagarh, District: Panchagarh 93.19
162 AGHA Post: Tetulia, Upazila-Tetulia, District: Panchagarh 408.71
163 DAHUK Post: Panchagarh, Upazila- Panchagarh, District: Panchagarh 202.41
164 KAZI & KAZI Post: Buraburi, Upazila-Tetulia, District: Panchagarh 983.42
165 Tea Garden : MAINAGURI Post: Shalbahan, Upazila-Tetulia, District: Panchagarh 48.05
166 HAQUE TEA Post: Shalbahan, Upazila-Tetulia, District: Panchagarh 45.76
Tea garden
Tea gardens are a great way to get your family involved in growing their own plants. As long as you have some basic planning and the right tools, there is no reason why you can’t grow your own tea with ease.
In order to get started with the tea garden, you will need to gather information and prepare the following materials before you begin planting. These materials include:
The kit also comes with instructions for building the tea garden structure. With this kit, you will be able to grow your tea gardens in any size that you need. The kit is also available in different colors.
The tea garden kit comes with the following: This kit is designed especially for beginners who are interested in starting a garden. There are also kits available for experienced gardeners. It is a very popular kit for beginners because it is reasonably priced and is simple to build.
To start a new garden, from building the first set of walls to planting the seeds. In addition, you will also receive detailed instructions. This kit has the following components:
With this tea garden kit, you will get a selection of various color and design options. You will find that the tea garden kit has the following colors and designs:
If you need to know how to build a tea garden with one hand, there is a free online version of the tea garden kit. This kit provides instructions for building a house on the earth, as well as the garden. You will find that this kit has all the essential parts and tools needed to build a tea garden.
The manual included in the tea garden kit is a simple one-page layout that you will find handy for building a tea garden. This kit also includes an illustrated instruction booklet. These kits will definitely help make your project easy and fun!
There are many tea garden kits available. One of the most popular kits is the Cheshire tea garden kit. This kit contains a list of five colors and provides excellent instructions for both beginners and advanced gardeners.
You will find that the Cheshire tea garden kit has a variety of colors that you can choose from, including orange, yellow, black, white, and pink. With these kits, you will find that you will be able to enjoy a satisfying indoor garden anytime you want!
Frequently Asked Questions
Question: When and where did tea cultivation start in Bangladesh, and how did it expand over time? Short answer: Tea cultivation traces back to the 1840s, with a pioneer garden on the Chittagong slopes (where the Chittagong Club now stands). The first commercial estate was founded in 1857 at Malnichhera in Sylhet. At Partition in 1947, there were 103 estates covering 26,734 hectares, producing 18.36 million kg (about 639 kg/ha). To meet rising domestic demand, the government mandated a 3% annual expansion of tea area in 1961; by 1970, area had grown to 42,658 hectares and output to 31.38 million kg. Despite severe setbacks during the 1971 war, later programs helped lift production to 65.84 million kg and per-hectare yields to 1,255 kg by 2013.
Question: Why is Sylhet—especially Srimangal—considered the tea capital of Bangladesh? Short answer: The Sylhet region, particularly the Surma Valley around Srimangal, is densely planted with tea gardens on rolling slopes and is famed for its scenic, green “carpet” of tea. It hosts more than 150 gardens, including three of the world’s largest by area and output. Visiting reveals strong colonial-era roots: many estates were started under the British, and managers still reside in traditional white timber homes with expansive, well-kept grounds.
Question: Who makes up the tea garden workforce, and why are women so prominent? Short answer: About 300,000 people work on the tea estates, over 75% of whom are women. According to the text, managers prefer women for plucking because they are considered to perform that task better and are paid less than men, which has made women the dominant segment of the tea labor force.
Question: What makes Panchagarh an emerging tea-growing zone, and how large could it become? Short answer: Panchagarh’s sub-Himalayan climate and higher soil humus content (compared with Sylhet) are cited as highly suitable for tea. Starting from only 300 acres in 2000, cultivation expanded to over 3,500 acres across Tentulia, Sadar, and Atoari upazilas, with potential to reach about 60,000 acres. The tea from Panchagarh is described as markedly higher in quality, supported by new nurseries in Panchagarh and Thakurgaon to supply quality saplings. This growth is expected to boost livelihoods and exports; Bangladesh already ships tea to markets such as Pakistan and Russia (among others).
Question: What happened to the tea industry during the 1971 war, and how did it recover? Short answer: The industry suffered heavy damage during the independence war—leading to poor management, high vacancy rates, shortages of inputs, weakened factory equipment, and inadequate maintenance—resulting in lower yields and quality. A major turnaround came with the Bangladesh Tea Rehabilitation Project (BTRP, 1980–92), backed by British ODA and the EEC. Under and after this program, production rose to 65.84 million kg, with yields reaching 1,255 kg/ha by 2013.
