Dhaka, Sep 21 (bdnews24.com) — A bill to make jute-packaging compulsory for specific products and raise its demand in the internal market has been tabled in the parliament. The "Compulsory Use ...

The Mandatory Use of Jute Packaging Act, 2010 was enacted to ensure the use of jute bags for 19 essential products, including rice, wheat, maize, pulses, and flour. In 2017, other kitchen items ...

The jute industry is concerned over a threat of a 30-50 per cent production cut in three months till November, compared to the same period last year, because of a low demand for packaging material for ...

The local demand of raw jute has increased after making the use of jute sacks mandatory in packaging different agricultural products including rice, say the people related with the sector. “We now ...

The law makes it mandatory for manufacturers to use packaging materials made of at least 75 percent of jute fibre. First-time rule violators face a Tk 50,000 fine or a year in prison.

Brigadier General (Retd) M Sakhawat Hossain, the adviser for the ministries of jute and shipping, said initiatives would first be taken to ensure the use of jute packaging for rice, paddy and wheat.

Bengal jute business sprouts new shoots as global demand for green packaging products grows Udit Prasanna Mukherji / TNN / [email protected] / Updated: Oct 12, 2022, 12:56 IST ...

About 2.5 lakh workers are engaged in mills that produce about Rs 7000 crore worth of jute products and the lion’s share goes into food grain packaging.