Sylhet is a land of small green hills, rivers and canals, natural resources and beauty. Fascinated and attracted by the beauty of Sylhet, various poets, writers and tourists have written literature at different times.
There are about one and a half hundred tea gardens in the vast area of Sylhet. 95 per cent of the country’s tea is produced in these tea gardens of several lakh acres.
More than 300 tea trees have been planted in Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) in keeping with the tradition of Sylhet. Which is not for commercial purposes, only to enhance the beauty of the campus, said the head of the university’s Forestry and Environmental Science Department and estate officer Professor Dr. Romel Ahmed.
While inspecting these tea plants at 3 pm on Friday (September 22), he said that the new buds and leaves of the tea plants look very beautiful and smooth during the monsoon season. A vast area seems to be covered with a huge green carpet. Sometimes there are some big trees which protect the tea plants from the hot sun. Harsh sunlight is also harmful for tea plants.
Our Kiloroad campus is a place of heritage, beauty and welcome for all. Everyone has memories surrounding this Kiloroad. Sylhet is famous for tea. With the initiative and support of Vice-Chancellor Prof. Farid Uddin, we planted these tea seedlings in Kiloroad keeping the tradition of Sylhet. On the same road, a few days ago, about a hundred Randhachura trees were also planted.
Nazneen Liza, a fourth-year graduate student of English department of the university, said that our Kiloroad spread beauty in different ways throughout the year depending on the season. The recent planting of tea trees in Kiloroad has taken our tradition and beauty a step further.
Professor of the department of food engineering and tea technology at the university Mozammel Haque said Sylhet is the capital of tea. This region is mainly known worldwide for its tea. As a result, when one enters the campus and sees the trees rich in tea leaves on the Kilo Road, the first thing that will happen is a sad love for Sylhet. Those who have taken such an initiative are truly commendable.
University Vice-Chancellor Professor Farid Uddin Ahmed said that Sylhet is the capital of tea. Sylhet's tea gardens are known worldwide. Our campus maintains a natural environment. In the campus we are planting various trees starting from Agar tree. Agar garden was established here a few days ago.
We have our own tea garden. It is the only university in Bangladesh which has its own tea garden. This garden provides samples of tea to our teachers, students and related research.
The university's Kiloroad is a big part of everyone's memory and heritage. The lake-lined Kilroad on both sides radiates an undying beauty year-round under the shade of its trees. More than 300 tea trees have been planted in Kilroad. It will enhance our beauty. Everyone should be careful in these maintenance. Kilroad is the carrier of all traditions. So it is everyone's duty to take care of it.
It may be noted that earlier in May 2017, an experimental tea garden was inaugurated under the Food Engineering and Tea Technology (FET) department of the university for research and field work. As a result, students are able to do their own research in their own tea garden without going to a distant garden.
