Who first set up a jute mill in 1856 in Hooghly district?

Q. Who first set up a jute mill in 1856 in Hooghly district?
Answer: Lord Wellington
Notes: Lord Wellington was the first jute mill set up in 1856 in Hooghly district and many others followed suit, paving the way for the jute revolution. Bangladesh is the second largest producer of jute in the world, with annual production estimated at 1.349 million tonnes.

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