Overview
- A curated exhibition at the Bangladesh High Commission in New Delhi sold out within a day after all 300 Tangail and Pabna handloom sarees were purchased.
- The four-day show was cut short when stocks ran out, and officials declined restocks due to limited supply from village master weavers and transport constraints.
- High Commissioner Riaz Hamidullah announced the closure and said the surge outpaced expectations.
- About 50 weavers from 15 villages supplied the pieces, which were priced at or near weavers’ cost to support livelihoods rather than profit.
- Master weavers, including members of Tangail’s Basak family and Mohammad Sajeeb of Naranganj, demonstrated techniques beside decades-old heirlooms, as organisers linked the buzz to UNESCO’s 2025 recognition and a cross-border curatorial effort.