Rangpur: Nearly six years after production was halted, Shyampur Sugar Mill in northern Bangladesh remains closed, even as the government continues to spend around Tk 24 lakh every month on maintaining the facility and paying staff salaries. The state-owned mill, located in Rangpur’s Badarganj upazila, suspended operations during the 2020-21 crushing season following years of financial losses and a decline in sugarcane production. While the inter…
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