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Joypurhat Sugar Mill

Coordinates: 25°06′40″N 89°01′26″E / 25.111°N 89.024°E / 25.111; 89.024
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Joypurhat Sugar Mill
Formation1963
HeadquartersJoypurhat, 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 in the north-western Joypurhat district in Rajshahi division. It has the capability of crushing 14,000 metric tons of sugarcane daily.

History

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Joypurhat Sugar Mill was established in 1963 on 100 acres 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 losses. 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

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In March 2015, environmentalists 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 factory does not have a treatment plant for effluents.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Sugarcane growers demand payment of arrears". The Daily Star. 2014-05-20. Retrieved 2017-02-18.
  2. ^ a b c "Stop polluting two rivers". The Daily Star. 2015-02-13. Retrieved 2017-02-18.
  3. ^ a b "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

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


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