The Darshana Carew and Company Sugar Mill suspended operations on Friday morning due to a shortage of sugarcane, according to officials.
The mill started operating on December 23 last year to produce 3,884 metric tonnes of sugar by crushing 62,000 metric tonnes of sugarcane during its 53-day operational period.
But it produced 2,270 metric tonnes of sugar by crushing 46,937 metric tonnes of sugarcane in 42 days, the officials said.
Mosharraf Hossain, managing director (MD) of Carew and Co, said the supply of sugarcane was not enough to continue the production for the remaining thirteen days.
This sector may suffer losses this time too, he said, adding that details will be informed later.
This is the first time since the establishment of the mill in 1938 that the authority suspended sugar crushing after only 42 working days.
Earlier on January 19, the Joypurhat Sugar Mill suspended its operations for the same reason.
According to the mill sources, the largest state-owned sugar mill had suffered a loss of Tk 66.17 crore in the previous season.
Source: United News of Bangladesh