Farmers in Pabna have found an added income from selling jute sticks from jute fibres in the area, thanks to the rise of its commercial use. The jute sticks, once considered as agricultural waste, are now used as raw materials for a number of ancillary industries. People sun-dry their sticks at yards of households, to later use as firewood for earthen stoves and produce ash, which is in great demand globally. Bangladesh.