The Bangla name of jute is ‘Pat' which is found in Bangladesh. Jute is a natural versatile fibre, environment friendly popularly used in packaging, textile and non-textile sector annually renewable and bio-degradable. The Jute is produced in Indian Subcontinent and most of this business centered around the Indian subcontinent. Bangladesh is the largest exporter of raw jute and jute goods.
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina declared that Bangladesh successfully completed the draft genome of jute On 16 June 2010. A consortium of researchers from University of Dhaka, Bangladesh Jute Research Institute (BJRI) and private software firm DataSoft Systems Bangladesh Ltd. in collaboration with Centre for Chemical Biology, University of Science Malaysia and University of Hawaii were involved in this project.
Jute Products:
Sacking Cloth, Sacking Bag, Twill Bags, Double Warp Bags, Hessian Cloth, Fertilizer Bag, Rice Bag, Onion Pocket, Potato Bag, Shopping Bag, Wall Coverinq Cloth, Tarpaulin and Canvas Cloth, Jute Soil Erosion Control Fabric, Rot Proof Fabric and Baq, etc.