Subsidies are given up to 20%, depending on the sector
So far, 24 companies, including two Indian and one from the UK, have submitted 59 tenders for the lease...
BJMC leasing out 17 of the 25 factories that have been bleeding for decades
BJMC, starting journey with 73 jute mills after 1971, has none now, but has 3,000 staff under its...
Last year, the government shut down production of the mills due to heavy losses
The private jute mill workers have been staging protests for the past three months in favour of their...
About 50,000 jute mill workers have been sacked since the closure of 25 state-owned jute mills in early...
Jute mills will be turned into profitable enterprises
BJA Chairman Sheikh Sayed Ali voiced the demand during a press conference at the Humayun Kabir Balu auditorium...
The secretary said this when newly appointed Bangladeshi Ambassador to Uzbekistan Md Jahangir Alam met...
Boniz Uddin Miah, liaison officer of BJMC Khulna zone, said on Monday that the process of bringing these...
On Thursday, the government decided to shut production at 25 state-owned jute mills, providing 100% of...
The decision comes after the announcement to lay-off 25,000 workers earlier this week
Earlier in the day, after receiving news that they will not receive a full festival bonus, workers of...
The mills have a daily target of churning out 272 tons of products
The jute industry stands at a crossroads in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic-induced economic...
For workers who are staying outside the mills’ colony and are unable to attend work due to lockdown,...
A total of 28,433 tons of jute products worth Tk227 crore yet remain unsold in the nine mills
The protests are being held to force the government to accept their 11-point demand, including implementation...
Their demands include setting up a wage commission and payment of overdue wages
Workers also staged demonstrations in front of the mill gate
