Coffee Culture Among University Students in Bangladesh
It is 4:30 PM on a humid afternoon in Dhaka. A café near a university campus is full. Laptops are open, notebooks are scattered across tables, and half-finished lattes and iced Americanos sit beside charging phones. Some students are preparing presentations due at midnight, while others are revising for exams or attending online classes. Before long, someone says, "Bhai, ekta coffee na hole cholbe na." ("I can't get through this without a coffee.") For a generation that grew up in a country where tea has long been the everyday drink, coffee has become an increasingly familiar part of university life. From Tea Stalls to Coffee Shops Bangladesh remains a tea-drinking nation. The campus tong.serving inexpensive tea alongside endless conversations continues to be a central part of student culture. Yet over the past decade, coffee has gained a noticeable presence, particularly in urban universities. A 2026 study of university students in Dhaka reported that 94.8% reg...
