Reviving past glory of Bangladeshi Jamdani with Chinese-made materials

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Reviving past glory of Bangladeshi Jamdani with Chinese-made materials

STORY: Reviving past glory of Bangladeshi Jamdani with Chinese-made materials DATELINE: Aug. 31, 2022 LENGTH: 00:04:02 LOCATION: NARAYANGANJ, Bangladesh CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of weavers make the Jamdani saree 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Bengali): MD ASADULLAH, Weaver and trader 3. various of weavers make the Jamdani saree 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Bengali): SULTANA JANNAT SHIKHA, Entrepreneur 5. various of vendors display Jamdani sarees for customers in a shop in Dhaka STORYLINE: In Narayanganj district, Bangladesh, Chinese-made materials are helping to revive a local industry - Jamdani saree making. Jamdani saree is a traditional women wear that has been recognized as a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Tens of thousands of Bangladeshi people are directly or indirectly involved in production of Jamdani, which is typically woven using a mixture of cotton and gold thread with geometric and floral designs. Business people say that a wide variety of Chinese materials for making exquisite motifs,

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