By Kamran Reza Chowdhury Bangladesh is the world’s second largest producer of the environmentally friendly fiber jute.

Narail, Aug. 12 -- The fields are green no more. Farmers in Narail are busy cutting jute, soaking the stalks in water, stripping the fibre and drying it under the sun. For many, it is the busiest time ...

As global fashion turns away from fossil-fuel-based fibres, Bangladesh has a rare chance to stitch its past and future together through jute. That opportunity will not last forever. For decades, jute ...

A 2010 packaging law stipulated that 19 essential items must be contained and transported in jute sacks, but the legislation ...

Jute, a natural fiber, is important in developing composite materials that have shown promise in domestic, automotive, and medical industries among others. Jute plants thrive best in grassy soil with ...

Jute processing has brought seasonal employment to around 2,000 day-labourer families living around Chanda Beel in Gopalganj, ...

Scientists from The University of Manchester have combined graphene with the natural fibre jute, to create a world's first for graphene-strengthened natural jute fibre composites. The breakthrough ...

Kolkata: The National Fibre Scheme announced in the Union Budget for self-reliance in natural fibres, such as jute, will help the struggling jute industry, according to leading jute mill owners. There ...