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Industry Association Watch
Source: BDPolicyLab Watch record and cited public sourcesAs of 2026-07-05
The BJMA is advocating for a ban on raw jute exports to address supply shortages and high market prices that threaten mill viability.
The Minister for Textiles and Jute held consultations with the BJMA regarding industry modernization and export expansion.
The BJMA and BJSA urged the government to ban raw jute exports to address local supply shortages.
The BJMA participated in discussions regarding the need for increased liquidity flow to mitigate financial crises.
Headquartered in Dhaka; FBCCI member. Most recent verifiable leadership is from the Nov 2021 election (Md Abul Hossain, MD of D.S. Jute Mills, elected chairman for the 2022-2023 term, per The Daily Star and The Financial Express). No source-dated post-2024 election or current chairman could be confirmed, so current_president left null. Founded year not confirmed from a primary source. BJMA represents jute-goods (sacking/hessian) mills, distinct from BJSA (jute yarn/spinners) and the Bangladesh Jute Association (BJA, raw-jute exporters).
Source: 2 primary source linksAs of 2026-07-05