The Ispahani Group’s “Mirzapore Tea Garden” on Wednesday won the “National Tea Award” for its contributions to workers' welfare. Additionally, Jasmine Akhter, a tea worker from Ispahani Group-owned Neptune Tea Garden, won the award as the best teal leaf plucker of the year for the second consecutive time, says a press release. At the award giving ceremony, the winners were presented with the awards by Commerce Adviser Sheikh Bashir Uddin. On behalf of Ispahani’s Mirzapore Tea Garden, Emaad Ispahani, director of Ispahani Group, received the award for worker’s welfare. In recognition of significant contributions to various sectors of the country's tea industry, the “National Tea Award” is presented through a joint initiative of the Ministry of Commerce and the Bangladesh Tea Board. Wednesday’s event was presided over by Mahbubur Rahman, secretary of the Ministry of Commerce. Also present were Major General Sheikh Md Sarwar Hossain, chairman of the Bangladesh Tea Board; Shah Moinuddin Hasan, chairman of the Tea Traders Association of Bangladesh; and Kamran T Rahman, president of the Bangladesh Tea Parliament. In addition, various individuals associated with the tea industry of Bangladesh attended the event.