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Narsingdi artisans busy making Jamdani sarees before Eid

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27 Jun 2022 00:00:00 | Update: 27 Jun 2022 01:06:38
Narsingdi artisans busy making Jamdani sarees before Eid

The artisans at Doalotpur union of Monohardi upazila in Narsingdi are now busy producing attractive Jamdani saree before Eid-ul Azha.

The weavers for better earnings are very busy before the Eid when the demand for their produced products increases in the aristocratic markets of the capital city and other major markets in the country.

Rafiqul Islam of Doalotpur union after receiving training in weaving Jamdani saree started a Jamdani factory at his home in 1998. He gradually increased the weaving of the Jamdani saree.

Seeing the profit of Rafiqul and the demand for Jamdani saree, a number of people in the union started weaving it.

At present, there are 60 Jamdani weaving factories in the Doalotpur union and over 300 workers including weavers working in Jamdani factories in the union.

Abu Based of Doalotpur union said he has set up ten Jamdani saree weaving factories for generating employment for many poor families.

Before Eid, the weavers are working day and night for more income, he said.

He also said being the expanded Jamdani weaving industry, many women in different villages of the union have won poverty to dream better future for their children and are contributing to building a middle-income nation

Abdul Jabber and Abu Naser said various Jamdani saree are being produced in the Doalotpur union.

The price of the sarees varies from Tk 5,000-20,000 while the saree made by more skilful hands is sold at higher prices of up to Tk 50,000 in the aristocrat capital city markets.

Sources said most of the women in Doalotpur village and neighbourhoods have now become skilled to decorate Jamdani saree with ornamental stitching and are earning Tk 2,000-2,500 weakly and up to Tk 3,000-4,000 before the Eid festival.

Successful Craftswomen Salma, Anwara and Bilkis said they have achieved self-reliance through ornamental needlework in the Jamdani saree factories.

They said they earn Tk 8,000-10,000 monthly and Tk 12,000-15,000 before Eid and other festive occasions.

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