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Kushtia industry
Kushtia is widely known for its large, medium, small and cottage industries. Established factories stand at Kushtia BSCIC, Poradaha, Khajanagar, Kumarkhali and Allah Darga. Kushtia's products are in demand across Bangladesh and around the world. The rice, potatoes, onions, betel leaves, bananas, tobacco and textiles of Kushtia district are widely known throughout Bangladesh. At one time it was also famous for jute and sugarcane.
The notable industrial establishments of Kushtia are:
- Kushtia Textile Mills Limited
- Eastern Fabrics Industries Ltd.
- Bulbul Textile Ltd.
- Rainwick Jogeshwar and Co. (BD) Ltd.
- BRB Cables Industries Ltd.
- MRS Industries
- Kiam Metal Industries Ltd.
- BATB
- Nasir Tobacco Industries Ltd.
- Kushtia Sugar Mills Ltd.
- British Tobacco Ltd.
The BSCIC industrial town here is rich in profitable industrial establishments. Other information is as follows: large industries: 15, medium industries: 38, small industries: 5,212, cottage industries: 21,837 (according to government figures).
Mohini Mills:
For a long time Kushtia was famous for its handloom industry. Mohini Mohan Chakraborty (1245-1379 Bengali era) of the village of Elingi in Kumarkhali founded a company in Kushtia town called "Chakraborty and Sons", and in 1908, on a hundred bighas of land, he founded a textile mill in his own name, Mohini Mohan Mills and Company. The company started out with only eight looms. Later, with 537 looms, a total of two and a half thousand workers were employed in this industry. During the Pakistan-India war of 1965 it was declared enemy property, and after the country became independent the government nationalized Mohini Mills in 1972. The dhotis and saris made by this mill were long a favourite among the people. In 1982, on the pretext of losses, the mill was declared closed.
Rainwick Jogeshwar and Company (BD) Ltd.
In 1881, Watson and Company built a small agricultural-implements factory at Lakshanhati in Rajshahi district. In 1896, Tagore and Company established an institution for agricultural implements and mainly for sugarcane crushing and jute sales at the present-day Milpara. Rabindranath Tagore was one of the three owners of this institution. Later, William Rainwick, the engineer of that company, built a similar factory in Kushtia. In 1941 it emerged as a private limited company. Until 1947 the head office of the factory was in Kolkata. After the partition of the country, an industrialist from Madras named Mr. Desai bought the factory. After the country became independent it was nationalized. Here machine parts are generally made for sugarcane-crushing mills, karais (woks), tube wells, rice mills, flour mills and oil mills.
Kushtia Sugar Mills Ltd.
The first sugar factory using modern methods was set up at Shilaidaha in Kushtia in 1830. As this area was suitable for sugarcane cultivation, Kushtia Sugar Mills Ltd. was established at Jagati in 1965. The mill's daily cane-crushing capacity is 1,524 metric tons and its production capacity is 150 metric tons.
BRB Cables Industries Ltd.
On 23 October 1979, Mr. Md. Mojibur Rahman, a distinguished son of Kushtia district, founded BRB (Bazlur Rahman and Brothers) Cable Industries Ltd. in the BSCIC industrial town of Kushtia. Production began at first with their own equity and with financing from Pubali Bank. When electrification spread across the whole country in 1994, he increased cable production, and in 1996 and 2000 he expanded the factory by installing advanced machinery from the developed world. Today, by producing advanced, high-quality products, it has met the country's demand and captured the world cable market. At present the products of this industry are exported to many countries of the world, including Britain, Germany and Japan. This factory produces high-quality:
- PVC wires and cables
- All-aluminium conductor (AAC)
- Aluminium conductor steel reinforced (AASC)
- FRLS cables
- Super-enamelled copper wire, etc.
Kiam Metal Industries:
On 8 October 1990 he founded Kiam Metal Industries, named after his father Kiam Uddin. The aluminium products made of metal in this factory - non-stick kitchenware, pressure cookers and the like - have created a stir in the country's market as well as in various parts of the world. Then, in 1992, he founded MRS Industry. At present about 1,500 people have found employment in these industrial establishments. Recently, in a survey conducted by Britain's famous "Gobi International", BRB Cable Industries ranked 33rd among the world's top industries.
In addition, Kumarkhali and Poradaha have quite a few textile industries. Bed sheets, gamchhas (towels) and lungis are notable, and having crossed the country's borders they are appreciated abroad as well. Khajanagar in Kushtia is now famous for rice. Allah Darga has quite a few named industrial establishments. Allah Darga is full of industrial units such as matches, bidis, cigarettes and ceramics.
