Agriculture Minister Dr Md Abdus Shahid said jute production has increased by 3.3 million bales in the last decade due to the jute-friendly policy of the government led by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina ...

KHULNA, Sept 4, 2025 (BSS) - Jute harvesting in the Khulna agricultural region has been completed fully by September 2, with ...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has declared that jute will be considered an agricultural product from now on.

Jute’s story is inseparable from Bangladesh’s story. By focusing on quality seed production and self-reliant farmers, the ...

Agriculture Minister Dr M Abdur Razzaque on Sunday said the country will be self-reliant in jute seed production within the next three years as a roadmap has been formulated to this end.

Alamgir Hossain, a farmer from Mahendranagar union, said, "Cultivating one bigha of jute costs around Taka 10,000 to 12,000. Considering all expenses, farmers are not always getting a fair price, ...

Bangladesh is reeling from heavy monsoon rains that have left farmland waterlogged, disrupted transportation, and sent the prices of everyday food staples soaring, according to the Daily Observer.

Jute growers in different upazilas of the district are becoming frustrated due to fall in jute price and high labour cost this season.

Notably, the jute belt of Bengal comprises over 130-odd assembly seats, of which BJP had won only 49 in 2021, while the remaining seats went to the TMC.

The government estimate that jute bags of 46 lakh bales would be required to pack foodgrains in the next crop season of 2022-23 but the jute industry will fall short in meeting the demand due to ...

On the other hand, the suggestions of the Bengal Jute Enquiry Committee regarding jute agriculture have been accepted by the Government of India and a committee formed to implement them.