Diversify tea to earn extra foreign currency: PM – Bd24live

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Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at present requested all involved so as to add worth to tea as a substitute of solely promoting tea leaves in bulk because the demand for diversified tea merchandise is rising globally.

“Folks’s style has now modified. Completely different sorts of tea are actually accessible. Produce aroma tea. The demand for teas having varied flavours is now very excessive globally. Particular consideration is required to this finish alongside producing tea,” she mentioned.

The premier was inaugurating the tea pageant because the chief visitor marking celebration of the 4th “Nationwide Tea Day 2024” on the Osmani Memorial Auditorium right here this morning.

She additionally conferred the Nationwide Tea Award 2024 on completely different individuals, organisations and corporations in eight classes.

The prime minister requested the tea backyard homeowners and tea businessmen so as to add worth to the tea.

“For those who add worth to tea, you’ll get extra money evaluating to (solely) sale of tea leaves abundantly because the demand for aroma tea is rising globally day-to-day,” she mentioned.

Sheikh Hasina harassed the necessity for analysis to make sure multifaceted use of tea, its manufacturing and advertising and marketing.

“We have now to ensure multifaceted use of tea resembling aroma tea. We are able to earn foreign currency by exporting worth added teas,” she mentioned.

The premier mentioned analysis is being carried out to supply tea from jute leaves as specialists consider that jute tea may help cut back sugar in blood as its leaves style bitter.

She additionally prompt utilizing Kanakchapa taste in tea by way of analysis as tulshi tea, jasmine tea, natural tea and masla tea can be found in markets.

She requested the tea businessmen to supply zinger, lemon, bay go away, cardamom, cinnamon and clove flavoured tea as properly.

Because the prime minister reached the venue, she was obtained by youngsters with a Monipuri dance.

She later took half in a bunch picture session with the award winners.

Presided over by State Minister for Commerce Ahasanul Islam Titu, the perform was additionally addressed by the ministry’s Parliamentary Standing Committee Chairman Tipu Munshi, Commerce Ministry Secretary Md. Selim Uddin, and Chairman of Bangladesh Tea Board, Main Common Md Ashraful Islam, amongst others.

A documentary on the event of Bangladesh tea industries made by Bangladesh Tea Board was screened on the event.

The date ‘June 4’ has been declared as ‘The Nationwide Tea Day’ to commemorate Bangabandhu’s contribution to the tea trade and make the date of his becoming a member of to the Tea Board as its chairman ever memorable.

Bangabandhu had performed a big function in sustainable improvement of the tea trade throughout his tenure to the Tea Board from June 4, 1957 to October 23, 1958.

Sheikh Hasina requested the tea backyard homeowners and businessmen to handle the tea staff correctly to extend manufacturing.

“Handle the tea staff. Assist them elevate their residing commonplace with offering vital healthcare and monetary assistances. Guarantee training of their youngsters because the training as much as major degree is free,” she mentioned.

The prime minister mentioned the tea staff will not stay floating as her authorities is giving homes and lands to the landless and homeless folks marking the a hundredth delivery anniversary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.

She mentioned her authorities has given flats to 300 slum dwellers.

“Not solely the wealthy folks, but additionally the slum dwellers will even keep within the flats,” she reiterated.

The federal government will do its half, she mentioned, including that she has an emotional attachment with the tea trade as her Father Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was the primary Bengali Chairman of the tea board and supplied citizenship to the tea staff.

The prime minister thanked the tea staff as they at all times supported Bangladesh Awami League by giving their votes to her occasion again and again to point out their respect to the Father of the Nation.

She welcomed the proposal of setting photo voltaic panel within the tea gardens throughout the nation to fulfill the native demand of electrical energy whereas the extra electrical energy might be added to the nationwide grid.

She mentioned her authorities has hooked up topmost priorities on making certain uninterrupted electrical energy to the industries that included tea industries to make sure elevated manufacturing.

She additionally mentioned her authorities took varied steps for tea manufacturing when the tea export got here down as its demand went up within the home market.

In consequence, a document 102.92 million kg of tea was produced in 2023, she added.

The premier mentioned when the Awami League authorities got here to energy in 1996, it took initiative to broaden the tea cultivation to the North Bengal of the nation, she mentioned.

So, tea cultivation has expanded to Panchagarh, Thakurgaon, Lalmonirhat, Nilphamari, Dinajpur and Rangpur districts, she mentioned.