Bangladesh Handloom Board Explained

Bangladesh Handloom Board
Formation:1978
Headquarters:Dhaka, Bangladesh
Region Served:Bangladesh
Language:Bengali
Leader Title:Chairman
Leader Name:Md. Mahmud Hossain

The Bangladesh Handloom Board is a government owned and operated statutory public sector organisation in Dhaka, Bangladesh. As of 2023, Md. Mahmud Hossain, Additional Secretary is the Chairman of the board.[1]

History

The Bangladesh Handloom Board was established in January 1978 by the government of Bangladesh. It is managed by the Ministry of Textiles and Jute.[2] It oversees the work of 1.5 million individual handloom workers in Bangladesh.[3] It works for the preservation of classical Bangladesh weaving techniques of Benaras Palli, jamdani, and muslin.[4] [5]

In 1981 it established a professional training institute for the use of handloom, in Narsingdi.[6] In 2013, the Bangladesh Handloom Board Act was passed which made minor amendments to how often the board should meet.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bangladesh Handloom Board (BHB) . Bangladesh Handloom Board . 3 February 2024.
  2. News: Age-old Crafts for Contemporary Markets. The Daily Star . 11 October 2016. 2 August 2013.
  3. Web site: Bangladesh Handloom Board. Banglapedia. 11 October 2016.
  4. News: Mirpur Benaras Palli saris mostly Indian. Prothom Alo. 11 October 2016. 13 October 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161013015319/http://en.prothom-alo.com/bangladesh/news/56095/Mirpur-Benaras-Palli-saris-mostly-Indian. dead.
  5. News: Protection of Jamdani. 13 July 2014 . The Daily Star . 11 October 2016.
  6. News: Narsingdi weavers have no dream to weave. Dhaka Tribune. 11 October 2016. 11 October 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161011224242/http://archive.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/2015/mar/27/narsingdi-weavers-have-no-dream-weave. dead.
  7. News: Draft of BCSIR Act gets cabinet nod. Dhaka Tribune. 11 October 2016. 11 October 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161011232732/http://archive.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/2013/aug/26/draft-bcsir-act-gets-cabinet-nod. dead.

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