Bangladesh
Jute Mills Corporation (BJMC) has signed an agreement with a private company of
the UK to start producing polythene (Jut poly) from jute on a commercial basis.
A
Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed today on Tuesday at the
secretariat office in the presence of the State Minister for Textile and Jute,
Mirza Azam MP, and the senior secretary of Textiles and Jute Ministry, Md
Faizur Rahman Chowdhury.
In
this MoU signing ceremony held at the assembly room in Textiles and Jute
Ministry, BJMC Secretary AKM Tareque and Futamura Chemical Company General Manager
Graeme Coulthard signed on behalf of their respective organizations. At this
time, BJMC Chairman Dr. Md Mahmudul Hassan and the inventor of polythene from
jute, Dr. Mubarak Ahmad Khan were present.
In
the MoU signing ceremony, Mirza Azam MP said, “In the next 6-9 months, the
production of polythene from jute will be started commercially. Initially, the
price of this polythene will be little bit higher compared to the normal
polythene. But if the production is increased, the price will be adjusted.”
Dr.
Mubarak Ahmad Khan invented the Jute polymer bag. BJMC has signed an agreement
with Futamura Chemical Company of the UK for its commercial production. Mirza
Azam MP said, “Name of this bag made from jute will be ‘sonali Bag’. This name
has been given by the Prime Minister herself. This jute-made polythene bag will
be known in this name all over the world.”
The
minister said, “When we took charge of the government, the number of products
produced from jute were 35. At present, the number of products produced from
jute is 285. This jute, which was once known as golden fiber, will be known as
golden bar in the future.”
Responding to a question of the journalists, the minister said, “The demand of Sonali Bag will be huge in the market. If we can produce 500 tons of Sonali Bags everyday then it is possible to market 500 tons.” Dr. Mubarak Ahmad Khan, who invented polythene from jute, said, “This Sonali Bag is environment friendly and can be reproduced.”
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