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Golden fibre season keeps Faridpur busy

With fields flooded during the monsoon, farmers rush to rett and strip jute across the region

Once stripped and rinsed, the golden jute fibres are brought ashore for drying. Photo: Sheikh Mofijur Rahman Shipon
Once stripped and rinsed, the golden jute fibres are brought ashore for drying. Photo: Sheikh Mofijur Rahman Shipon
Once stripped and rinsed, the golden jute fibres are brought ashore for drying. Photo: Sheikh Mofijur Rahman Shipon
Once stripped and rinsed, the golden jute fibres are brought ashore for drying. Photo: Sheikh Mofijur Rahman Shipon
A farmer prepares bundles of jute for retting in the waterlogged Member Gotti area of Faridpur’s Salta Upazila. Photo: Sheikh Mofijur Rahman Shipon
A farmer prepares bundles of jute for retting in the waterlogged Member Gotti area of Faridpur’s Salta Upazila. Photo: Sheikh Mofijur Rahman Shipon
In Faridpur, it’s not just the men - women too join in the labour-intensive jute fibre stripping process. Photo: Sheikh Mofijur Rahman Shipon
In Faridpur, it’s not just the men - women too join in the labour-intensive jute fibre stripping process. Photo: Sheikh Mofijur Rahman Shipon
In Faridpur, it’s not just the men - women too join in the labour-intensive jute fibre stripping process. Photo: Sheikh Mofijur Rahman Shipon
In Faridpur, it’s not just the men - women too join in the labour-intensive jute fibre stripping process. Photo: Sheikh Mofijur Rahman Shipon
In Faridpur, it’s not just the men - women too join in the labour-intensive jute fibre stripping process. Photo: Sheikh Mofijur Rahman Shipon
In Faridpur, it’s not just the men - women too join in the labour-intensive jute fibre stripping process. Photo: Sheikh Mofijur Rahman Shipon
Flooded farmlands during the rainy season make Faridpur ideal for large-scale jute cultivation. Photo: Sheikh Mofijur Rahman Shipon
Flooded farmlands during the rainy season make Faridpur ideal for large-scale jute cultivation. Photo: Sheikh Mofijur Rahman Shipon
As the monsoon arrives, jute retting and fibre extraction get under way across Faridpur. Photo: Sheikh Mofijur Rahman Shipon
As the monsoon arrives, jute retting and fibre extraction get under way across Faridpur. Photo: Sheikh Mofijur Rahman Shipon
Flooded farmlands during the rainy season make Faridpur ideal for large-scale jute cultivation. Photo: Sheikh Mofijur Rahman Shipon
Flooded farmlands during the rainy season make Faridpur ideal for large-scale jute cultivation. Photo: Sheikh Mofijur Rahman Shipon

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Published : 26 Jul 2025, 11:35 PM

Updated : 21 Aug 2026, 06:00 PM

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