rivatised mills are in operation but their production volume is very poor and frustrating as they run only 2-3 months a year, sources said. Mymensingh Jute Mills Limited, which was handed over to private management in 2003, can be cited as burning example of the poor state of the country’s privatised mills The mill was set up on a 64-acre of land after the country’s independence and more than 5,000 workers were there till its shutdown in 1993. The jute mill reopened again in 2003 with some 300 workers but it has remained closed again since July this year and mismanagement of the lessee is blamed for it. Many alleged that lessee of the mill Abbas Ullah, also former VP of Dhaka College, has no interest in running the mill and that he is using the mill ground as a cinema shooting. Miscreants have stolen many machineries and equipments of the mill, they said. Now, another person is trying to take lease of the mill as the previous investor hadn’t made payment of installments. This is not a single instance of sorry state of the privatised mills. Almost all the 50 jute mills give this dismal picture. Sources at the Ministry of Jute and Textiles said that all the 50 privatized mills remain virtually closed due to lax interest of the management in running them. “It seems that individuals took lease of the mills at low rate to make profit by selling machineries and doing housing business by making plots on the land of the mills. They took lease of the mills to not to keep them in operation,” a ministry source said. It was learnt that Sonali Jute Mills, Mohsin Jute Mills and Ajax Jute Mills in Khulna remains closed most of the time every year. Local sources said that the three mills run only 2-3 three months a year and remain closed most of the time due to labor unrest and shortage of raw materials. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has recently expressed dissatisfaction at the sorry-state of country’s privatized mills and factories. During her visit to the jute and textiles ministry Sunday, she said the government will get back the privately-run closed mills and factories to resume their production. Statistics shows that the government handed over to 50 mills to private management in different times. Some of them have already faced closure while the rest are running at a snail’s pace. The industries ministry withdrew capital from eight mills between 1977 and 1984. The mills are—New Dhaka Industries Limited, Sarwar Jute Mills, Hossain Jute Mills, Hamidia Jute Mills, Nawab Abdul Malek Jute Mills, Sonar Bangla Jute Mills, Tnasocean Fiber Private Limited and Bangladesh Febrics Limited. Besides, 35 jute mills were privatised between 1982 and 1985. These mills are—-Afil Jute Mills, Allied Jute Mills, Broad Barlop Industries, Bow-Operative Jute Mills, Dhaka Jute Mills, Mashriki Jute Mills, SKM Jute Mills, Sattar Jute Mills, Sultana Jute Mills, Alizan Jute Mills, Nawapara Jute Mills, Mohsin Jute Mills, Ajax Jute Mills, AR Hawlader Jute Mills, Anwara Jute Mills, Kohinoor Jue Mills, Kashem Jute Mills, Alhaj Jute Mills, Sonali Jute Mills, Ashraf Jute Mills, Janata Jute Mills, Star Al Quaed Jute Mills, Mokbular Jute Mills, W Rahman Jute Mills, Gausia Jute Mills, Delta Jute Mills, AK Khan Jute Mills, Purbali Jute Mills, National Jute Mills, Fouji Chotkol Limited, Victory Jute Products Limited, Chittagong Jute Manufacturing Company Limited, Jabbar Jute Mills Limited, Taj Jute Bagging Company Limited and Nawab Askari Jute Mills Limited. Afterwards, the government shut down or sold out seven jute mills between 1997 and 2003. They are Mymensingh Jute Mills, Purbachal Jute Mills, Bawa Jute Mills, Hafiz Jute Mills, Nobarun Jute Mills, Adamji Jute Mills and Nishat Jute Mills. Statistics available at the ministry show that 27 jute mills are now under the BJMC. Of them, 26 are in operation and the remaining one Monwara Jute Mills remain closed.
Wednesday, October 15, 2014
Most of 50 privatised jute mills in a shambles:Daily Sun
rivatised mills are in operation but their production volume is very poor and frustrating as they run only 2-3 months a year, sources said. Mymensingh Jute Mills Limited, which was handed over to private management in 2003, can be cited as burning example of the poor state of the country’s privatised mills The mill was set up on a 64-acre of land after the country’s independence and more than 5,000 workers were there till its shutdown in 1993. The jute mill reopened again in 2003 with some 300 workers but it has remained closed again since July this year and mismanagement of the lessee is blamed for it. Many alleged that lessee of the mill Abbas Ullah, also former VP of Dhaka College, has no interest in running the mill and that he is using the mill ground as a cinema shooting. Miscreants have stolen many machineries and equipments of the mill, they said. Now, another person is trying to take lease of the mill as the previous investor hadn’t made payment of installments. This is not a single instance of sorry state of the privatised mills. Almost all the 50 jute mills give this dismal picture. Sources at the Ministry of Jute and Textiles said that all the 50 privatized mills remain virtually closed due to lax interest of the management in running them. “It seems that individuals took lease of the mills at low rate to make profit by selling machineries and doing housing business by making plots on the land of the mills. They took lease of the mills to not to keep them in operation,” a ministry source said. It was learnt that Sonali Jute Mills, Mohsin Jute Mills and Ajax Jute Mills in Khulna remains closed most of the time every year. Local sources said that the three mills run only 2-3 three months a year and remain closed most of the time due to labor unrest and shortage of raw materials. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has recently expressed dissatisfaction at the sorry-state of country’s privatized mills and factories. During her visit to the jute and textiles ministry Sunday, she said the government will get back the privately-run closed mills and factories to resume their production. Statistics shows that the government handed over to 50 mills to private management in different times. Some of them have already faced closure while the rest are running at a snail’s pace. The industries ministry withdrew capital from eight mills between 1977 and 1984. The mills are—New Dhaka Industries Limited, Sarwar Jute Mills, Hossain Jute Mills, Hamidia Jute Mills, Nawab Abdul Malek Jute Mills, Sonar Bangla Jute Mills, Tnasocean Fiber Private Limited and Bangladesh Febrics Limited. Besides, 35 jute mills were privatised between 1982 and 1985. These mills are—-Afil Jute Mills, Allied Jute Mills, Broad Barlop Industries, Bow-Operative Jute Mills, Dhaka Jute Mills, Mashriki Jute Mills, SKM Jute Mills, Sattar Jute Mills, Sultana Jute Mills, Alizan Jute Mills, Nawapara Jute Mills, Mohsin Jute Mills, Ajax Jute Mills, AR Hawlader Jute Mills, Anwara Jute Mills, Kohinoor Jue Mills, Kashem Jute Mills, Alhaj Jute Mills, Sonali Jute Mills, Ashraf Jute Mills, Janata Jute Mills, Star Al Quaed Jute Mills, Mokbular Jute Mills, W Rahman Jute Mills, Gausia Jute Mills, Delta Jute Mills, AK Khan Jute Mills, Purbali Jute Mills, National Jute Mills, Fouji Chotkol Limited, Victory Jute Products Limited, Chittagong Jute Manufacturing Company Limited, Jabbar Jute Mills Limited, Taj Jute Bagging Company Limited and Nawab Askari Jute Mills Limited. Afterwards, the government shut down or sold out seven jute mills between 1997 and 2003. They are Mymensingh Jute Mills, Purbachal Jute Mills, Bawa Jute Mills, Hafiz Jute Mills, Nobarun Jute Mills, Adamji Jute Mills and Nishat Jute Mills. Statistics available at the ministry show that 27 jute mills are now under the BJMC. Of them, 26 are in operation and the remaining one Monwara Jute Mills remain closed.
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