Crescent Jute Mill (Bengali: ক্রিসেন্ট জুট মিলস) was the second largest jute mill in Bangladesh after Adamjee Jute Mills.[1] It was owned by Bangladesh Jute Mills Corporation.[2][3]
| Formation | 1956 |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Khulna, Bangladesh |
Region served | Bangladesh |
Official language | Bengali |
History
editCrescent Jute Mill was established in 1956 on 113 acres in Khulna District.[1] It had 1100 looms imported from James Mackie & Sons.[1] Crescent Secondary School was established for workers of the mill who lived in the workers colony located inside the premises of the mill.[1] It was established with the support of Pakistan Industrial Development Corporation.[4] It received funding from the Aga Khan IV.[5]
At the end of Bangladesh Liberation War, the Mukti Bahini entered Khulna on 17 December 1971 through the Crescent Jute Mill.[6] Non-Bengali employees of the mill were killed during the war in the mill during violent confrontation between Bengalis and non-Bengalis.[7][8] Ferdousi Priyabhashini, a Bengali employee of the mill and a Birangana, was kept in the mill and raped by Pakistan Army for the duration of the war.[9]
In June 2008, workers of Crescent Jute Mill and Star Jute Mills protested outside the factories in Khulna demanding due wages.[10]
Workers at Crescent Jute Mill and eight other jute mills in Khulna went on strike with 11 demands.[11]
In July 2020, the government of Bangladesh closed the jute mill citing operating expenses and losses.[1] The decision was criticized as it came during the COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh.[12] At the time of closure there were six thousand workers at the mill.[1] Equipment and goods were stolen from the mill since its closure.[13] Jahangir Kabir Nanak, minister of jute and textile, in May 2024 said the government is exploring reopening closed jute mills including Crescent Jute Mill.[14]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f Shah, Jahangir; Mondal, Uttam (2023-08-06). "Crescent Jute Mill: Machineries being damaged, workers unemployed". Prothom Alo. Retrieved 2024-06-05.
- ^ "Leasing process of two state-owned jute mills at a standstill". The Business Standard. 2022-09-08. Retrieved 2024-06-05.
- ^ "State-owned jute mill workers in Khulna receive Tk43.5cr in arrears". The Business Standard. 2020-07-28. Retrieved 2024-06-05.
- ^ Pakistan. Pakistan Publications. 1953. p. 86.
- ^ O'Sullivan, Michael (2023-09-19). No Birds of Passage: A History of Gujarati Muslim Business Communities, 1800–1975. Harvard University Press. p. 290. ISBN 978-0-674-27190-6.
- ^ "Victory arrived a day later in Khulna". The Daily Star. 2023-12-16. Retrieved 2024-06-05.
- ^ Tubes, Urdu. B&T: B&T. Urdu-Books-Tube. p. 89.
- ^ Saikia, Yasmin (2011-08-10). Women, War, and the Making of Bangladesh: Remembering 1971. Duke University Press. ISBN 978-0-8223-5038-5.
- ^ Tripathi, Salil (2016-01-01). The Colonel who Would Not Repent: The Bangladesh War and Its Unquiet Legacy. Yale University Press. p. 211. ISBN 978-0-300-21818-3.
- ^ "Jute mill workers demand payment of arrears". The Daily Star. 2008-06-02. Retrieved 2024-06-05.
- ^ "Nine jute mills grind to a halt". The Daily Star. 2019-12-04. Retrieved 2024-06-05.
- ^ Al-Amin (2020-07-04). "News Analysis: They don't deserve it". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2024-06-05.
- ^ "Nine shut jute mills in Khulna at security risk". The Business Standard. 2020-09-21. Retrieved 2024-06-05.
- ^ "Govt is working to bring back glorious days of jute: Nanak". The Daily Observer. Retrieved 2024-06-05.