Joypurhat Sugar Mill
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| Formation | 1963 |
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| Headquarters | Joypurhat, Bangladesh |
Region served | Bangladesh |
Official language | Bengali |
Joypurhat Sugar Mill is the largest government owned sugar mill factory in Bangladesh.[1][2] It is located at the north-western Joypurhat district in Rajshahi division. It has the capability of thrashing 14,000 metric tons of sugarcane daily.
History
[edit]Joypurhat Sugar Mill was established in 1963 on 100 acre in Joypurhat town.[3] During the Bangladesh Liberation war, the mill was used by Pakistan army as a base. The military set up a court and tried prisoners held there. The prisoners were sentenced to death and executed in the mill.[4] The factory is the largest government owned sugar mill in Bangladesh.[2] Since 1990 the mill has been experiencing loses. The workers in the mill are represented by Joypurhat Sugar Mill Workers Union.[3] In March 2015 sugar farmers and suppliers protested the non payment of dues by the mill. The mill blamed it on poor sales and overstocking of sugar.[1]
Pollution
[edit]In March 2015, Environmentalist accused the factory of polluting the Chhoto Jamuna River and killing thousands of fish in the river.[5] Thousands of people near the plant have fallen sick from water that was contaminated by factory waste. The plant does not have a treatment plant for effluents.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Sugarcane growers demand payment of arrears". The Daily Star. 2014-05-20. Retrieved 2017-02-18.
- ^ a b c "Stop polluting two rivers". The Daily Star. 2015-02-13. Retrieved 2017-02-18.
- ^ a b "Joypurhat Sugar Mill staff unpaid for 3 months". The Daily Star. 2015-06-18. Retrieved 2017-02-19.
- ^ "Alim guilty of genocide, murder". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2017-02-19.
- ^ "Save Chhoto Jamuna from grabbers, pollution". The Daily Star. 2015-03-12. Retrieved 2017-02-18.
Further reading
[edit]- "Jaypurhat Sugar Mills Ltd". Bangladesh Sugar & Food Industries Corporation.
- "sugarmills.joypurhat". Bangladesh National Web Portal (in Bengali).
- "Production in Joypurhat Sugar Mill begins Nov 30". The Daily Star. BSS. 2003-11-22.
- "Sugar mill-Loss". UNB. 2004-02-17.
- "Sugar-Target". UNB. 2004-11-20.
- "Sugarcane-Crushing". UNB. 2004-11-27.
- "Sugarcane-Crushing". UNB. 2004-12-04.
- "Sugar mill-Payment". UNB. 2004-12-06.
- "Sugar-Production". UNB. 2004-12-30.
- "Production-Suspended". UNB. 2005-02-10.
- "Joypurhat Sugar Mills counting huge loss starts sugarcane crushing on Dec 2". bdnews24.com. 2005-11-28.
- "Sugarcane crushing starts in Joypurhat Sugar Mill". UNB. 2006-11-18.
- "Joypurhat Sugar Mill likely to achieve sugar production target". UNB. 2007-12-27.
- "Northern sugar mills face closure". The Daily Star. 2010-02-02.
- "Dinajpur mills to start sugarcane crushing on Dec 2". The Daily Star. 2011-11-27.
- "Mill shut for want of sugarcane". The Daily Star. 2012-01-16.
- "11 freedom fighters lined up, then killed". The Daily Star. 2012-04-27.
- "Testimony against Jamaat trio". The Daily Star. 2012-11-14.
- জয়পুরহাট চিনিকলের বিপুল পরিমাণ চিনি অবিক্রীত. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 2013-07-27. Archived from the original on 2017-02-10. Retrieved 2017-03-14.
- "Son defends accused Alim". The Daily Star. 2013-09-03.
- "Charges Alim facing". The Daily Star. 2013-10-09.
- "17 charges against Abdul Alim". bdnews24.com. 2013-10-09.
- "Sugar mills defer crushing dates due to blockades". The Daily Star. 2013-12-08.
- "Joypurhat Sugar Mills exceeds crushing, output targets after 7 years". The Financial Express. Dhaka. UNB. 2014-03-23.
- "Cane crushing to go ahead despite huge unsold stocks". The Daily Star. 2014-12-11.
- "Sugarcane crushing begins at Joypurhat". The Financial Express. Dhaka. BSS. 2014-12-15.
- "JSM produces 3,000 tonnes of sugar in a month". BSS. 2015-01-15.
- আখের অভাবে জয়পুরহাট সুগার মিলে মাড়াই বন্ধ : গুনতে হবে লোকসান. Daily Jugantor (in Bengali). 2015-02-14.
- ছোট যমুনা নদীতে জয়পুরহাট চিনিকলের বিষাক্ত বর্জ্য মরে ভেসে উঠছে মাছ. Daily Naya Diganta (in Bengali). 2015-02-24.
- "JSM begins open market sale of sugar". The Financial Express. Dhaka. BSS. 2015-06-11.
- জয়পুরহাট চিনিকলের মাড়াই মৌসুমের উদ্বোধন. Bhorer Kagoj (in Bengali). 2015-12-13.
- আখের অভাবে জয়পুরহাট চিনিকলের মাড়াই বন্ধ ঘোষণা. The Daily Ittefaq (in Bengali). 2016-01-18.
- "Production target for Joypurhat sugar mills 4,500MT in FY 2016-17". The Financial Express. Dhaka. 2016-12-23.
- জয়পুরহাট চিনিকলের বর্জ্যে তুলসীগঙ্গার হাহাকার. The Sangbad (in Bengali). 2017-01-20.
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