About Us · Narsingdi, Faridpur & Cumilla, Bangladesh
Two Mills. One Standard.
Janata Jute Mills Ltd. at Palash, Narsingdi and Sadat Jute Industries Ltd. at Debidwar, Cumilla, with Janata's second site at Boalmari, Faridpur — built out unit by unit since 1967, and together the largest manufacturer and exporter of jute products in Bangladesh's private sector.
Two Companies · One Group
Jute, from fibre to finished goods.
Janata Jute Mills Ltd. and Sadat Jute Industries Ltd. operate as one manufacturing group — spinning, weaving, dyeing and non-woven production under a single standard, on three sites that have been built out mill by mill since 1967.
Janata · Est. 1967 · Palash, Narsingdi
Janata Jute Mills Ltd.
Incorporated in 1966 and in production from 1967 at Palash, Narsingdi — roughly 50 km north-east of Dhaka — on a 45-acre site. Eight production units and an effluent treatment plant have been commissioned since, each built for a distinct product line, and a second production site at Boalmari, Faridpur was acquired in 2020. Which area is around 47 acre.
- Established
- 1966–67
- Location
- Palash, Narsingdi
- Palash Site Area
- 45 acres
- Palash Capacity
- 44,000 MT / yr
- Acquired
- 2020
- Second Site
- Boalmari, Faridpur
- Boalmari Site Area
- 47 acres
- Boalmari Capacity
- 52,000 MT / yr

Units Commissioned
- 1967
Mill No. 1
Woven hessian and sacking cloth, bags and geo-textiles. Capacity of approximately 7,000 metric tons a year.
- 1985
Mill No. 2
Jute yarn, with jute ball, mini spools and other diversified lines. Capacity of approximately 7,000 metric tons a year.
- 1996
Mill No. 3
Jute yarn. Capacity of approximately 7,500 metric tons a year.
- 2000
Mill No. 4
Jute yarn, including coated yarn, cable yarn, binder twine and tatami yarn. Capacity of approximately 10,500 metric tons a year.
- 2004
Mill No. 5
Special hessian fabrics for the linoleum industry and horticultural uses. Capacity of approximately 9,500 metric tons a year.
- 2008
Mill No. 6
Non-woven jute felt, produced from process waste. Capacity of approximately 1,000 metric tons a year.
- 2010
Dyed Yarn Unit
Dyed jute yarn and fabric, dyed and bleached. Capacity of approximately 2,500 metric tons a year.
- 2016
Effluent Treatment Plant
Treats waste water at up to 20 cubic metres per hour — equivalent to 10 metric tons a day of our dyeing process.
- 2020
Boalmari, Faridpur
Acquired at Dobra, Boalmari, Faridpur. Capacity of approximately 43,000 metric tons of jute yarn and twine and 9,000 metric tons of weaving.
Sadat · Est. 1985 · Debidwar, Cumilla
Sadat Jute Industries Ltd.
Established in 1985 at Debidwar, Cumilla, on the Dhaka–Chattogram highway — roughly 85 km south-east of Dhaka — on a 17-acre site. Three spinning mills and a processed fibre unit supplying the automotive and furniture trades, 38,000 metric tons a year between them.
- Established
- 1985
- Location
- Debidwar, Cumilla
- Site Area
- 17 acres
- Capacity
- 38,000 MT / yr

Units Commissioned
- 1986
Mill No. 1
Jute yarn and twine. Capacity of approximately 7,500 metric tons a year.
- 1994
Mill No. 2
Jute yarn and twine. Capacity of approximately 11,000 metric tons a year.
- 2001
Processed Fibre Unit
Processed fibres for non-woven applications in the automotive and furniture industries. Capacity of approximately 3,500 metric tons a year.
- 2021
Mill No. 3
Jute yarn. Capacity of approximately 16,000 metric tons a year.
A proud member of
AkijBashir Group
Founded by Sk. Bashir Uddin, the AkijBashir Group is one of Bangladesh's most respected diversified industrial conglomerates — ceramics, packaging, board, door, tableware, glass, cables, aviation, flooring, resources and natural fibre manufacturing.
- Akij Ceramics
- AkijBiax
- Akij Board
- Akij Door
- Akij Steel Mills
- Rosa
- Akij Tableware
- AkijBashir Glass
- AkijBashir Cables
- AkijBashir Aviation
- Robin Resource
- Robina Flooring
- Janata Sadat Jute Mills
