Bangladesh Rubber Board
| Formation | 5 May 2013 |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Chittagong, Bangladesh |
Region served | Bangladesh |
Official language | Bengali |
Chairman | Syeda Sarwar Jahan[1] |
Parent organization | Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change |
| Website | Rubber board |
Bangladesh Rubber Board (বাংলাদেশ রাবার বোর্ড) is an agency under the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change.[1] It was established to revive the almost rubber cultivation. Syeda Sarwar Jahan is the chairman of the board.[2]
History
[edit]Bangladesh Rubber Board was established on 5 May 2013 through the Bangladesh Rubber Board Act 2013.[3] In October 2016, Bangladesh joined the Association of Natural Rubber Producing Countries.[3] Bangladesh Rubber Board started operations on 30 April 2019.[3]
In October 2020, Syeda Sarwar Jahan was appointed the chairman of the Bangladesh Rubber Board after she retired as chairman of Bangladesh Food Safety Authority.[2] She replaced Md Nurul Alam Chawdhury, who was appointed to the Bangladesh Tea Board.[2]
Almost 68 thousand ton of latex was produced in Bangladesh in 2022.[4] The first rubber industrial fair of Bangladesh was held in Chittagong.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Chakma, Jagaran (10 February 2023). "Rubber growers worried over falling prices". The Daily Star. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ a b c sun, daily (October 2020). "Syeda Sarwar new Rubber Board chairman | Daily Sun |". daily sun. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ a b c "Bangladesh Rubber Board". www.rubberboard.gov.bd. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ Chakma, Jagaran (26 June 2023). "Rubber growers dismayed by reduced prices". The Daily Star. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ "First rubber and rubber based industrial fair inaugurated in Ctg". The Business Standard. 7 September 2022. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
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