Weavers

Earth

What lies ahead for the Baya Weavers of Sinduria?

These small birds play a crucial role in maintaining the balance in the ecosystem, and their presence indicates good ecological health. But now, they face the threats of rapid urbanisation

Workers at the Abul Kalam Jamdani Weaving Factory in Rupganj, Narayanganj, are passing a busy time weaving sarees ahead of Eid. This photo was taken on Sunday (31 March). Photo: Syed Zakir Hossain

In Focus

Jamdani weavers in full swing for Eid festivities

A woman displays a shawl at a shop in the Nirban Nagar Buddhist Temple market, located at the foot of a hill near Kaptai Lake in the Balukhali union of Rangamati Sadar. The owners of all 50 shops in the market are indigenous women who sell self-made clothes and various other items collected from different remote villages. The photo was taken on Sunday. Photo: Mohammad Minhaj Uddin

Economy

Rangamati ethnic minority women weave change on waist looms

Bangladesh

Improving lives of weavers essential to sustain Jamdani industry: Experts

Economy

Sheikh Hasina Tantpalli: A mega plan to revive weaving industry

Bazaar