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What is the name "adamjee" currently associated with in Bangladesh?
- A. Sugar Mill
- B. Sugar Mill
- C. Sugar Mill
- D. Sugar Mill
Answer: Option E
Explanation:
Adamjee Jute Mill was a jute mill in Bangladesh. It was established in Narayanganj in 1950 by the Adamjee Group.
It was the first jute mill in East Pakistan (present day Bangladesh). Gradually, the mill became the largest jute mill in the world, exceeding the jute mills of Calcutta (now Kolkata), India, and Dundee, Scotland.
The mills were nationalised after the independence of Bangladesh in 1972. It was operated by the Bangladesh Jute Mills Corporation before being closed down in 2002.
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