Directorate General of Jute (Bangladesh)

The Directorate General of Jute (Bengali: পাট অধিদপ্তর) is Bangladesh's governmental regulatory agency under its ministry of textiles and jute which is responsible for the growth and expansion of its jute industry.^[2][3]

Directorate General of Jute

পাট অধিদপ্তর
Formation	1978
Founder	Government of Bangladesh
Type	Government agency
Purpose	Monitoring of jute industry in Bangladesh
Headquarters	99, Motijheel Commercial Area, Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh
Region served	People's Republic of Bangladesh
Official language	Bengali
Director General	Mohammad Ataur Rahman[1]
Parent organization	Ministry of Textiles and Jute
Subsidiaries	Bangladesh Jute Research Institute Bangladesh Jute Mills Corporation
Affiliations	BUTEX Bangladesh Agricultural University
Website	dgjute.gov.bd

Its function is to work in collaboration with various research institutes, colleges and universities throughout the country to achieve advancement in jute production and diversification of jute based products.^[4]

History

The directorate general was formed in 1978, following the merger of two former ministries, "Ministry of Textiles" and "Ministry of Jute", which resulted into one cognitive state regulatory authority.^[5][6]