Introduction to BJA

Bangladesh Jute Association (BJA) was established in 1949 as a sister organization of Narayanganj Chamber of Commerce and Industry. It emerged as an independent organization in 1949 as Pakistan Jute Association (PJA) on 13th March 1959. After the emergence of Bangladesh this organization was renamed Bangladesh Jute Association (BJA). BJA is a National Representative body of all jute traders and exporters in the private sector. The number of members are about 500. The member exporter of raw jute export to as many as 35 countries of the world. Every year the exporters export raw jute at a tune of about 20 lakh bales amounting to Tk. about 2000 (Two Thousand)  crore and contribute a lot to the national economy.

The member exporter of BJA directly purchase raw jute from the jute growers and bring to terminal market i.e. to the press house where the hydraulic pucca press installed for making pucca bales weighing 180 kg (value addition). This is done after pucca assortment by the assorters (value addition). As a result a large number of labourers are involved in assortment and making pucca bales. Before shifting kutcha bales (weighing 150 kg) to the Secondary market from the primary market, kutcha assorters assort the jute and make kutcha bales weighing 150 kg and send them to the terminal market for processing and export. BJA plays the vital role for regulating the jute market both in home and abroad. It helps ensure fair price to the jute growers who produce 100% export oriented product.  

Mission & Vision

BJA came in to existence with a view to establish the importance of natural fibre and to popularize it to different parts of the globe. It was established in a moment when there was no other public or private organization. BJA plays an important role for ensuring fair price to the jute growers. There was a time when the exporters of raw jute used to export about 80 lakhs Bales of raw jute in a year to foreign countries. Jute was the only foreign exchange earning commodity. The countries overall progress was dependant on jute. It was named “Golden Fibre”. But this golden fibre lost its past glory because of the policy of the then govt.    

To regain the past glory of this golden fibre steps are taken. Even an International organization like IJSG was formed for the interest of reviving jute market. It is playing a vital role to popularize jute & jute goods around the world. To publicise the use of jute as natural fibre. IJSG worked much and is capable of pursuing the member countries to use jute & jute goods as eco-friendly item. BJA is the honourable member of IJSG and contribute to it for furtherance of jute and jute industry. 

The people from different parts of the world is aware of the hazardous affect of synthetic and plastic products. So this is the high time to popularize jute which is free from natural hazard and which is perishable. But synthetic and plastic remain as usual for years together & cause harm to nature, generating poison to the nature. 

The mission and vision of BJA is to extend jute market both in home and abroad & to ensure fair price to the jute growers. Because of activating Jute production and marketing, BJA is near and dear to the jute traders as well as to the farmers. BJA will hold its position for all times to come as a national representative body. It is expected that the demand for jute will go up because of diversified use of jute and jute goods.

The diversified use of jute matters for a bright future of jute eventually. Now a days the components for different industries come from jute and jute goods. The sudden fall of jute trade is due to shortage of fund. At this stage the fund problem is acute. The BJA has been trying to the best of its capacity to overcome this problem to salvage the exporters and traders to uphold the position of BJA.