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The Sonali Bag, also known as the Golden Bag, Jute Polymer, or Eco-friendly Poly Bag (in Bengali: সোনালী ব্যাগ), is a bag made of a biodegradable bioplastic. It was created in Bangladesh as a sustainable alternative to traditional plastic bags by scientist Mubarak Ahmad Khan .
By 2006, the government of Bangladesh had shares in 78 percent of jute mills in Bangladesh, owning 29 mills completely. [9] In 2010, the Government of Bangladesh made it mandatory for wholesale manufacturers and sellers to pack rice, sugar, wheat, and fertilisers in jute bags. This requirement was expanded to include animal feed in 2018. [10]
The second mill, Sadat Jute Industries Limited, was established in 1985 in Debidwar Upazila, Comilla. [3] Janata Jute Mills Limited announced plans to expand production to jute shopping bags in 2014. [4] It was exporting jute sacks in Thailand and after failing to meet demand from its own factory had outsourced sacks from two other mills. [5]
Mubarak Ahmad Khan is a Bangladeshi scientist and a researcher in jute's commercial uses and possibilities. [1] According to the science-based research database, Scopus, he is considered to be the leading scientist in the study of jute worldwide. [2] [3] He is currently serving as the Scientific Advisor of Bangladesh Jute Mills corporation (BJMC).
The Directorate General of Jute (Bengali: পাট অধিদপ্তর) is Bangladesh's governmental regulatory agency under its ministry of textiles and jute which is responsible for the growth and expansion of its jute industry. [2] [3]
Workers at Crescent Jute Mill and eight other jute mills in Khulna went on strike with 11 demands. [11] In July 2020, the government of Bangladesh closed the jute mill citing operating expenses and losses. [1] The decision was criticized as it came during the COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh. [12]
This group of traders are called Beparis, who buy raw jute directly from the farmers. Bangladesh Jute Mills Corporation (BJMC), a public corporation in Bangladesh, is the largest state owned manufacturing and exporting organisation in the world in the jute sector. [15] [16] BJMC owns and operates a number of jute mills around Bangladesh: [15]
Department of Textiles (Bengali: বস্ত্র অধিদপ্তর) is a department of the government of Bangladesh under the Ministry of Textiles and Jute which is responsible for the Textile industry in Bangladesh. [1] The function of the department is to act as guardian for this economic sector and to address its needs. [2]