Bangladesh Handloom Board

Bangladesh Handloom Board
Formation 1978
Headquarters Dhaka, Bangladesh
Region served
Bangladesh
Official language
Bengali
Website Bangladesh Handloom Board

Bangladesh Handloom Board is government owned and operated Statutory Public Sector Organisation in Dhaka, Bangladesh.[1] Jashim Uddin Ahmed is the present chairman of the board.[2]

History

Bangladesh Handloom Board was established in January 1978 by the government of Bangladesh. It is managed by the Ministry of Textiles and Jute.[1] It works with 1.5 million individual handloom workers in Bangladesh.[3] In 1981 it established a professional training institute for handloom in Narsingdi.[4] In 2013 the Bangladesh Handloom Board Act was passed which amended the rules of the board.[5] It works for the preservation of classical Bangladesh weaving techniques of Benaras Palli, Jamdani, and Muslin.[6][7]

References

  1. 1 2 "Age-old Crafts for Contemporary Markets". thedailystar.net. The Daily Star. 2 August 2013. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  2. ↑ "Demystifying Muslin". thedailystar.net. The Daily Star. 30 August 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  3. ↑ "Bangladesh Handloom Board". en.banglapedia.org. Banglapedia. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  4. ↑ "Narsingdi weavers have no dream to weave". archive.dhakatribune.com. Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  5. ↑ "Draft of BCSIR Act gets cabinet nod". archive.dhakatribune.com. Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  6. ↑ "Mirpur Benaras Palli saris mostly Indian". en.prothom-alo.com. Prothom Alo. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  7. ↑ "Protection of Jamdani". thedailystar.net. The Daily Star. 13 July 2014. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
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