[3] During the Bangladesh Liberation war, the mill was used by Pakistan army as a base.

[4] The factory is the largest government-owned sugar mill in Bangladesh.

[3] In March 2015 sugar farmers and suppliers protested the non-payment of dues by the mill.

The mill blamed it on poor sales and overstocking of sugar.

[5] Thousands of people near the plant have fallen sick from water that was contaminated by factory waste.