At 9:00am on a chilly and foggy winter morning, 60-year-old Sheikh Sadi’s hands were busy stirring a cup of tea in his makeshift tea stall in the port city’s Agrabad area.
Anxiety has gripped tea producers in Bangladesh as both sales and prices at the weekly international tea auction in Chattogram city are experiencing a drastic fall this season.
Tea garden owners in Bangladesh that play an exemplary role in the industry and thereby further the country’s economy will now be recognised for their efforts, according to a gazette notification from the commerce ministry.
The UIU National Job Festival 2022, a two-day event organised by United International University (UIU), concluded on March 14. The closing ceremony of the fair was held at the UIU auditorium.