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Industry Association Watch
Source: BDPolicyLab Watch record and cited public sourcesAs of 2026-07-05
The association is focused on balancing rising domestic demand and production costs with government efforts to revitalize the industry's export potential.
The Ministry of Commerce formed a 10-member task team including BTA representation to draft a new tea sector policy.
The Bangladesh Tea Association held its 65th Annual General Meeting in Dhaka to review activities and financial accounts.
BTA representatives participated in tea fair programs organized for National Tea Day.
Leadership uses 'chairman' (recorded in current_president). Kamran T Rahman re-elected chairman in the April 2025 election for the 2025-2026 and 2026-2027 terms; exact election day not specified so president_since recorded as 2025-04. founded_year 1947 is BTA's own claim ('representing the interest of the owners and professional planters since 1947'); the body traces to the post-1947-partition split of Sylhet gardens from the Surmah Valley Branch of the Indian Tea Association. member_count 166 is the tea-estate count BTA's overview page cites as the estates it represents (an earlier figure of 146 also appears); treat as estates represented rather than dues-paying members. HQ: New DOHS, Mohakhali, Dhaka.
Source: 3 primary source linksAs of 2026-07-05