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Related Keywords: Bangladesh legendary fabric, Bangladesh National Museum, jamdani muslin, Muslin, promote textile, protect artisans, revival of marvellous material, Revival of Muslin workshop

Muslin, Bangladesh’s legendary fabric need government support as well as private initiative for revival of the marvellous material and to promote the legendary textile and protect the artisans who weave it, speakers at the “Revival of Muslin: Policies and Institutions” workshop said.

The discussion was chaired by Mustafizur Rahman, executive director of the Centre for Policy Dialogue. Speakers included Industries Secretary Mosharraf Hossain Bhuiyan and Additional Secretary Jamal Abdul Naser Chowdhury.

Related Keywords: industralisation, Jacquard machines, Jacquard weaving, knowledge and technique of weaving cloth, Muslin, neglect of art, popularly know as Calico, requires highly skilled personnel, verge of extinction, world famous

Muslin, popularly know as Calico, produced in Kozhikode, who once caught the attention of people not just in the country, but far off in the Western and European market. But the knowledge and technique of weaving the cloth died with its weavers, some blame it on industrialisation and others on the neglect of the art. But now, the fate of the Jacquard cloth too seems to be following the same path and is on the verge of extinction in North Malabar.