If the process of producing muslin, revived through government research in 2021, cannot be commercialised, the success will be under question, said Textiles and Jute Minister Golam Dastagir Gazi ...

Nearly 200 years ago, Dhaka muslin was the most valuable fabric on the planet. Then it was lost altogether. How did this happen? And can we bring it back? In late 18th-Century Europe, a new fashion ...

The government has lined up a roughly Tk 50 crore project aimed at developing and expanding the production of muslin fabrics in the country. Under the project, styled "Bangladesh's Golden Tradition ...

Even a decade ago, Dhakai Muslin was only for museum exhibits. The tales of the fabric were as bizarre as those that reached mythical status. “A whole muslin saree can go through a single ring worn on ...

Once the most valuable fabric on Earth, Dhaka muslin has now become almost extinct. Centuries on, researchers in Bangladesh have resurrected the forgotten enigmatic fabric after six years of effort – ...

Kolkata: From being the pride of the undivided Bengal to being the most sought after by the Arabs and the Romans alike during the pre independence years, and from there to the beginning of large scale ...

The youth should understand the legacy of India’s rich heritage in textiles and make efforts to preserve it, renowned design-historian Sonia Ashmore has said. The youth should understand the legacy of ...

Among the stories of torture, loot and oppression that the British left behind for us, one of the most common is that of how the thumbs of muslin weavers from Bengal were chopped off to wipe out the ...