In 2020, the Bangladesh Jute Mills Corporation announced the closure of 25 state-owned jute mills, promising upgrades and a restart within three months. Nearly four years later, these mills remain ...

Two researchers of the IIT (Indian School of Mines) in Dhanbad, Jharkhand, have developed water-repellent jute that can cope with the adverse environmental impact of using plastic bags to pack food ...

President Mohammed Shahabuddin will inaugurate a nine-day Jute and Diversified Jute Products Fair starting Friday.

Working at jute mills was somewhat of a family tradition for Nasima Akter. Her father, Abdul Mannan, migrated from Noakhali's Companiganj to Khulna in the pre-independence era and took a job at ...

India’s deep-rooted jute industry has struggled for decades, undercut by cheaper synthetics. Now its bags are a sought-after biodegradable alternative. By Sameer Yasir NADIA, India — When shoppers in ...