Traditional embroidery biz rides high on Chinese materials in Bangladesh ahead of Muslim Eid festival

STORY: Traditional embroidery biz rides high on Chinese materials in Bangladesh ahead of Muslim Eid festival DATELINE: April 14, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:16 LOCATION: Dhaka CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. Various of needle workers working 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Bengali): MD MOSTAKIM, Needle worker 3. Various of needle workers working 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Bengali): MD LITON, Needle worker 5. Various of needle workers working 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Bengali): MD ISMAIL HASAN, Owner of a shop STORYLINE: Dhaka's Mohammadpur area is a place highly regarded for exquisite handcrafted colorful embroidery items. Decorative needlecraft here incorporates mainly Chinese materials such as beads, pearls and ribbon that needle workers use based on methods passed on from one generation to the next. Needle workers in Dhaka are now busy with ornamental stitching to female clothes mainly to add extra values, fashion and decency before the holy Eid-al-Fitr, one of the largest Muslim festivals. At sophisticated markets across the country, there is a

Public gathering commemorating murder of Slovak investigative journalist Jan Kuciak

Public gathering commemorating murder of Slovak investigative journalist Jan Kuciak

David Pasztor from Brno for Decency group delivers his speech at public gathering commemorating murder of Slovak investigative journalist Jan Kuciak and his fiancee Martina Kusnirova on occasion of their second death anniversary in Brno, Czech Republic, February 21, 2020. (CTK Photo/Igor Zehl)

Public gathering commemorating murder of Slovak investigative journalist Jan Kuciak

Public gathering commemorating murder of Slovak investigative journalist Jan Kuciak

David Pasztor from Brno for Decency group during a minute of silence at public gathering commemorating murder of Slovak investigative journalist Jan Kuciak and his fiancee Martina Kusnirova on occasion of their second death anniversary in Brno, Czech Republic, February 21, 2020. (CTK Photo/Igor Zehl)