Rajshahi:Rajshahi Sugar Mill has been playing an important role in the agriculture and rural economy of North Bengal. To make this sugar mill profitable and sustainable, in addition to increasing sugarcane production, the technical efficiency of the factory must be ensured. Everyone must work in coordination to protect the interests of farmers, workers, and the sugar mill, commented Shafiqul Haque Milon, MP, for Rajshahi-3 constituency and Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Water Resources. He said these while inaugurating the 62nd sugarcane crushing season of the 2026-27 fiscal year of Rajshahi Sugar Mill as the chief guest this afternoon.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, in a festive atmosphere, Milon inaugurated the crushing season by throwing sugarcane into the dongle at the Rajshahi Cane Carrier premises. The mill authorities have set a target of crushing 70,000 metric tons of sugarcane and producing 3,700 metric tons of sugar this season. The lawmaker said that this sugar mill, known as a heavy industry of Rajshahi division, has been playing an important role for a long time in keeping the agriculture and rural economy of North Bengal vibrant.
To make the sugar industry profitable and sustainable, there is no alternative to increasing the production of raw material, particularly sugarcane, and ensuring the technical efficiency of the mill. The livelihoods of thousands of farmers, workers, and their families are involved with this industry. Therefore, along with the development of the sugar mill, the interests of all concerned must be protected.
Rajshahi Sugar Mill authorities said that in the 2025-26 planting season, 5,619 registered sugarcane farmers under the mill cultivated sugarcane on a total of 5,544 acres of land. The crushing activities of the current season have started with the sugarcane produced by them. The authorities hope that if the set target is achieved, it will make a significant contribution to national sugar production.
The event was presided over by Masuma Akter Jahan, managing director of Rajshahi Sugar Mills Limited. Special guests were Md. Mujibur Rahman, secretary of Bangladesh Sugar and Food Industries Corporation, Joint Secretary Md. Saifur Rahman Khan, Additional Deputy Commissioner (Revenue) Belayet Hossain, and Paba Upazila BNP Convener Ali Hossain.