[6][4] Md Tofazzal Hossain, managing director of Pabna Sugar Mill, also opposed the project by Nitol-Tata.
[11][2] Sanat Kumar Saha, Chairperson of Bangladesh Sugar and Food Industries Corporation, announced plans to reopen the mill after modernization.
[11][12] The Pabna Sugar Mill never made a profit during the nearly 30 years it was running from 1992 to 2020.
[14] Pabna District Sugarcane Farmers' Association and Bangladesh Sugar Industry Corporation Workers-Employees Federation called for the mill to be reopened.
[15] Despite being closed, the government was spending money for utilities and maintenance of the mill.