Dhaka, Aug. 28 -- Mother Bangladesh is sitting on a gold mine. It's the same gold mine that was used to develop the golden Jute industry of long ago. That same great natural resource has now been scientifically reimagined for the new noble purpose of serving a world desperate to solve the modern-day scourge of plastics pollution. Its chemical properties are uniquely suited as a problem-free plastic substitute. The promise of its former wealth and lore is poised to resurrect and launch a new golden era of prosperity, prestige, and respect for Bangladesh.

Except it isn't...

The new Jute industry chapter begins with no one less august than the Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina, naming the magical bag made from Jute polymer, the "...