-by Beximco Group In November 2021, Bangladesh-based Beximco Pharmaceuticals made international headlines with the launch of the world’s first generic molnupiravir, an oral antiviral drug for the treatment of patients with mild to moderate forms of COVID-19. Developed by U.S. firms Merck, Sharp & Dohme (MSD) and Ridgeback Biotherapeutics, molnupiravir represents a major breakthrough in addressing…
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In East Pakistan, tea was only cultivated in “Surma Valley” in Sylhet district and ‘Halda Valley’ in Chittagong district. During the tenure of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman as the then Chairman of the Tea Board from 1957 to 1958, the establishment of the head office of the Tea Board in the Motijheel area of Dhaka began. When the country’s tea gardens were destroyed during the war in 197…
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History of Bangladesh Tea Industry dates back to 1840 when a pioneer tea garden was established on the slopes of the hills in Chittagong where the Chittagong Club now stands. First commercial tea garden was established in 1857 at Mulnichera in Sylhet. During the partition in 1947, Bangladesh (the then East Pakistan) owned 103 tea estates, covering 26,734 hectares of tea plantation with annual…
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Most people here start their day with a cup of tea. To quench the thirst of this national drink, the tea industry here in Bangladesh has reached quite the height. Some of the biggest tea companies are not only dealing with the demand nationally but are also exporting it internationally. The tea industry in Bangladesh dates back to the British period. And since then, tea has become an integral…
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