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  • How much cotton does Bangladesh produce a year?
  • Cotton Development Board officials said that the annual demand for cotton in Bangladesh is around 85 lakh bales while Bangladesh can produce only 2 lakh bales of cotton. However, Bangladesh has set goals and outlined action plans to increase cotton production by nearly one-fifth by 2041.
  • Where is oil made from cotton?
  • The ginning factories separate cotton from seeds. The ginners later supply the cotton to the spinners. There is only one oil refinery in Bangladesh which is situated in Kushtia, where oil is made from cotton seeds. Fakhre Alam Ibne.
  • What type of cotton is grown in Bangladesh?
  • Out of all four types of cotton produced worldwide, Bangladesh cultivates two types of cotton. One is the Gossypium hirsutum or Upland cotton or American cotton and another is Gossypium arboreum or the tree cotton. Of them, 90% of cotton cultivated in the country is American cotton.
  • Does Bangladesh have a readymade garment sector?
  • Over the years, the readymade garment sector in Bangladesh has seen fast and massive growth. Currently, a total of 524 spinning mills are operating in the country and the annual demand for cotton for the spinning mills is 85 lakh bales. Of them, Bangladesh produced only 2 lakh bales of cotton.
  • Why did Bangladesh set up the Cotton Development Board?
  • Bangladesh set up the Cotton Development Board in 1972 to meet the country's demand to run the textiles at a time when Pakistan abruptly banned exports of cotton to Bangladesh soon after the Liberation War. Before the birth of Bangladesh, the textile mills in East Pakistan depended on cotton from West Pakistan.
  • How many spinning mills are there in Bangladesh?
  • Currently, a total of 524 spinning mills are operating in the country and the annual demand for cotton for the spinning mills is 85 lakh bales. Of them, Bangladesh produced only 2 lakh bales of cotton. What is the major setback we face in cultivating cotton in the country?