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Bangladesh Jute Mills Corporation (BJMC) and Futamura Chemical Ltd, a United Kingdom-based company, have inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for producing 'Sonali Bag' commercially.

BJMC Secretary AKM Tareq (Deputy Secretary) and Graeme Coulthard, general manager of Futamura Chemical Ltd, signed the MoU on behalf of the respective sides on Tuesday.

They also signed a Non-disclosure Agreement (NDA) to produce the biodegradable and environment-friendly jute-made ploy bag.

Bangladeshi scientist Dr Mubarak Ahmad Khan, a scientific advisor of BJMC and former chief scientific officer of Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission, invented the Sonali Bag from jute cellulose.

Primary Pilot Plant (PPP) for producing the Sonali Bag was set up at Latif Bawani Jute Mills in Demra area of Dhaka.

State Minister for Textiles and Jute Mirza Azam, senior secretary of the ministry Faizur Rahman Chowdhury, BJMC Chairman Dr Md Mahmudul Hasan, and the inventor Dr Mubarak Ahmad Khan, among others, were present at the signing ceremony.