Though the monsoon is just two months in, there has been lesser rainfall than usual this year, leading to apprehensions among jute growers in Faridpur and Rajbari over finding water sources for ...

The farmers of Lalmonirhat have been dipping jute plants in the rivers and other water bodies, causing the environment pollution in the district. Due to inadequate rainfall, pollution of rivers and ...

Farmers in 10 districts under Khulna division are now facing difficulties in processing harvested jute plants for lack of water in absence of adequate rainfall in the current monsoon. Talking to UNB, ...

The National Jute Board (NJB), prior to the commencement of the ongoing jute cultivation season, explored the potential for jute cultivation in the districts of Aurangabad, Arwal, and Begusarai in ...

Kushtia, July 22 -- A man and his son drowned while retting jute in the dead Kaliganga River in Kushtia's Kumarkhali upazila on Tuesday. The deceased were Zahidul Islam, 45, an employee at the Kushtia ...

I was pleased to see a discussion of green clothing (13 March, p 37). Is it time to revisit fibres such as sisal and jute? The jute plant grows remarkably well on marginal land. But traditional ...