Joypurhat Sugar Mill

Joypurhat Sugar Mill
Formation 1963
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

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] 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] The same month the factory was accused of polluting the Chhoto Jamuna River and killing thousands of fish in the river by environmentalists.[5] The factory is the largest government owned sugar mill in Bangladesh.[2] 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

  1. 1 2 "Sugarcane growers demand payment of arrears". The Daily Star. 2014-05-20. Retrieved 2017-02-18.
  2. 1 2 3 "Stop polluting two rivers". The Daily Star. 2015-02-13. Retrieved 2017-02-18.
  3. 1 2 "Joypurhat Sugar Mill staff unpaid for 3 months". The Daily Star. 2015-06-18. Retrieved 2017-02-19.
  4. ↑ "Alim guilty of genocide, murder". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2017-02-19.
  5. ↑ "Save Chhoto Jamuna from grabbers, pollution". The Daily Star. 2015-03-12. Retrieved 2017-02-18.

Further reading

  • "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.
  • "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.

Coordinates: 25°06′40″N 89°01′26″E / 25.111°N 89.024°E / 25.111; 89.024


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