The Tangail saree has travelled far. Once woven quietly in riverside villages, it now appears in fashion catalogues, festival exhibitions, and heritage headlines.

The weavers’ neighborhood near Dhaka echoes with the constant clatter of the looms with rhythmic hand movements as the artisans use colorful silk and cotton threads to weave the iconic Tangail saree.

The controversial claim was made via a Facebook post of the Indian cultural ministry Tangail weaving stands as one of Bangladesh’s oldest cottage industry Netizens question the authenticity of such a ...

Zakia Sultana, senior secretary of the Ministry of Industries, has directed the concerned to speed up the processing of all applications pending for recognition of Tangail sari as Geographical ...