Related Keywords: sari makers, Tangail sari, Textile Industry
The sari industry in Tangail pushed into deep trouble due to the prevailing political crisis has forced factory owners to shut down many handlooms, leaving thousands of weavers jobless. The industry in the district has around 75,000 handlooms and employs over 2 lakh weavers.
Raghunath Basak, president of the Tangail Sari Association and a weaver at Pathrail urges the government to resolve the political crisis to save the traditional sari industry.
