Bangladesh Rubber Board
Formation5 May 2013
HeadquartersChittagong, Bangladesh
Region served
Bangladesh
Official language
Bengali
Chairman
Syeda Sarwar Jahan
Parent organization
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
WebsiteRubber 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

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

  1. ↑ Chakma, Jagaran (10 February 2023). "Rubber growers worried over falling prices". The Daily Star. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 sun, daily. "Syeda Sarwar new Rubber Board chairman | Daily Sun |". daily sun. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 "Bangladesh Rubber Board". www.rubberboard.gov.bd. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  4. ↑ Chakma, Jagaran (26 June 2023). "Rubber growers dismayed by reduced prices". The Daily Star. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  5. ↑ "First rubber and rubber based industrial fair inaugurated in Ctg". The Business Standard. 7 September 2022. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
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