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Jamdani a glorious heritage of Bangladesh: Noor
DHAKA, July 2, 2018 (BSS) – Cultural Affairs Minister Asaduzzaman Noor
today said Jamdani industry is a glorious heritage of Bangladesh because of
its unique quality.
“We all should be proud of Jamdani for its international recognition as
an intangible cultural heritage declared by UNESCO. This recognition will
create a scope for presenting extra-ordinary creative weaving works of
‘Jamdani’ before the global community,” he told a book publication function
here.
Bangladesh National Museum and National Crafts Council of Bangladesh
jointly organized the function “Traditional Jamdani Design” at the Poet
Sufiya Kamal auditorium of the National Museum.
US Ambassador to Bangladesh Marcia Bernicat and President of National
Crafts Council of Bangladesh Md Rafiqul Islam, among others, addressed the
function with Director General of National Museum Md Abdul Mannan in the
chair.
Noor stressed the need for taking time-befitting initiatives to protect
and promote Jamdani to preserve the glorious art of weaving.
The people of the country have been producing Jamdani for a long time,
which has been considered as a unique craft for its extra-ordinary weaving
art of design.
UNESCO has included Jamdani as an intangible cultural heritage in 2013
due to sincere and relentless efforts of the present government.
Both the government and private sector patronizations are needed to
safeguard Jamdani as the most traditional handloom weaving art, which
eventually will boost image of Banglaee nation and expand its markets at the
international levels, the speakers added.
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