Sonali Bag

The Sonali Bag or Golden Bag or Jute Polymer or Eco-friendly Poly Bag (Bengali: সোনালী ব্যাগ) is a cellulose-based biodegradable bioplastic alternative to plastic bags, particularly polythene bags, developed in Bangladesh by Mubarak Ahmad Khan.[1][2][3][4] The cellulose used in Sonali Bags is extracted from jute, a major vegetable fiber crop grown across the globe.[2][3][5]

A picture of Sonali Bag

History

Polythene bags were banned in Bangladesh in 2002 because of environmental concern.[2][3] The legislation added impetus to the research and development of natural fiber composite (NFC) material as an alternative to polythene. Mubarak Ahmad Khan, a scientist at Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission, in collaboration with other researchers from Bangladesh, developed a range of NFC material in a decades-long effort. Subsequently, in 2018, Bangladesh Jute Mills Corporation (BJMC) started the commercial production of Sonali Bag using a Jute-based NFC developed by Mubarak Ahmad Khan.[1][6][7][8][3] The product was named "Sonali Bag" (sonali is Bengali for "golden") by Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, a nod to jute's denomination as the 'Golden Fiber'.[9]

References
  1. "Jute Polymer Bag Made In Bangladesh". BBC News বাংলা. 22 April 2018 – via www.bbc.com.
  2. "Polythene bag from jute". The Daily Inqilab.
  3. "Polythene substitutes may be jute polymers". The Daily Star. 8 April 2018.
  4. 24, Channel. "Comes to market soon Jute made of sonali bags".CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. "Sonali Bags: An Eco-Friendly Alternative". Daily Sun. Retrieved 2018-10-15.
  6. ‘সোনালী ব্যাগের‘ স্বত্ব রাখতে টাক্সফোর্স গঠনের সুপারিশ [Recommendation of formation of taskforce to remain the owner of the golden bag]. bdnews24.com (in Bengali).
  7. "Alternative of polythene sonali Bag is coming".
  8. "Initiatives to preserve the intellectual property of jute 'sonali bag'". The Daily Ittefaq.
  9. "Polythene bag from jute, contract with UK". Somoy News.
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