
While tea stalls remain an iconic fixture of everyday life in Bangladesh, coffee culture is swiftly cementing its presence among urban professionals, youth, and students in Dhaka, transforming traditional street-side socializing into structured café experiences.
Major commercial hubs—including Gulshan, Banani, Dhanmondi, Uttara, and Bashundhara—have witnessed a surge in specialized coffee establishments. Alongside international and established brands such as North End Coffee Roasters, Gloria Jean’s Coffees, Arabica Coffee, The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, and Tabaq Coffee, dozens of independent local roasters are thriving. Premium beverages ranging from BDT 200 to BDT 500 offer customers not just coffee, but air-conditioned workspaces, high-speed Wi-Fi, and a relaxed environment for remote work and social gatherings. Driven by shifting consumer habits, national coffee imports surged sixfold from 264 tons in 2012 to 1,745 tons in 2025. Concurrently, government agricultural initiatives under the "Cashew Nut and Coffee Research, Development, and Extension" project have boosted domestic bean production to 95 tons across 2,000 hectares—primarily in Bandarban and Khagrachhari—with long-term policy targets aiming for 1,500 tons of domestic production by 2030.
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