Sugarcane crushing begins at Rajshahi Sugar Mills, targeting 6,930 tonnes of sugar this season. Photo : BSS

RAJSHAHI, Nov 29, 2025 (BSS)- Sugarcane crushing at Rajshahi Sugar Mills 
(RSM) began here on Friday with a target of producing 6,930 tonnes of sugar 
by crushing 75,000 tonnes of sugarcane within next 67 days of the current 
2025-26 season.
 
RSM Managing Director Humayun Kabir said they have set a target of 5.5 
kilograms of sugar after crushing every 100 kilograms of sugarcane this year.

Secretary to the Ministry of Industries Obaidur Rahman addressed the opening 
ceremony as the chief guest while Chairman of Bangladesh Sugar and Food 
Industries Corporation (BSFIC) Rashidul Hassan was in the chair.

BSFIC Secretary Mujibur Rahman, Deputy Commissioner of Rajshahi Afia Akhter, 
Superintendent of Police Farzana Islam and RSM Managing Director Humayun 
Kabir also spoke on the occasion.

Secretary Obaidur Rahman said the present interim government has stepped up 
different efforts to make the sugar industry a profitable organisation. 

The government has also a plan of refining raw sugar during the off season, 
he added.
 
The Industries secretary urged the farmers to grow more sugarcane and the 
factory workers to help run their units properly. 

He also said the government would take all steps to sustain the sugar mills, 
the only heavy industry in the region.

Obaidur Rahman further urged the sugarcane farmers to supply sugarcane to the 
mills for fulfilling the production target of sugar and also called upon them 
not to sell sugarcane to the molasses (gur) traders.