| Directorate General of Jute | |
| Native Name: | পাট অধিদপ্তর |
| Native Name Lang: | bn |
| Formation: | 1978 |
| Founder: | Government of Bangladesh |
| Type: | Government agency |
| Purpose: | Monitoring of jute industry in Bangladesh |
| Headquarters: | 99, Motijheel Commercial Area, Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh |
| Region Served: | People's Republic of Bangladesh |
| Language: | Bengali |
| Leader Title: | Director General |
| Leader Name: | Mohammad Ataur Rahman[1] |
| Parent Organization: | Ministry of Textiles and Jute |
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The Directorate General of Jute is Bangladesh's governmental regulatory agency under its ministry of textiles and jute which is responsible for the growth and expansion of its jute industry.[2] [3]
Its function is to work in collaboration with various research institutes, colleges and universities throughout the country to achieve advancement in jute production and diversification of jute based products.[4]
The directorate general was formed in 1978, following the merger of two former ministries, "Ministry of Textiles" and "Ministry of Jute", which resulted into one cognitive state regulatory authority.[5] [6]