The weavers of Jamdani sarees at Daulatpur union of Monohardi upazila of the Narsingdi district are now busy producing attractive Jamdani sarees ahead of the Eid-ul-Azha.
The weavers remain very busy before Eid when demand for their product increases in the aristocratic markets of the capital and other major markets across the country.
Rafiqul Islam of Daulatpur union, after receiving training on Jamdani weaving, opened a factory at his home in 1988 and gradually expanded it.
Seeing Rafiqul’s success and the growing demand for Jamdani sarees, a number of people in the union followed suit and achieved results. At present, there are 50 Jamdani weaving factories in the union and over 300 workers including the weavers are working in those factories relentlessly.
Local entrepreneur Abu Based said he has set up 10 Jamdani weaving factories as it helped to generate employment for many poor families. Before Eid, the weavers are working 24 hours to earn a handsome profit.
He said Jamdani weaving factories also generate employment opportunities for the local poor women in different villages of the union who are now dreaming of a better future for their children. They have changed their fate by overcoming poverty and contributed a lot to building a middle-income nation.
While visiting the Daulatpur Jamdani Polli, the BSS correspondent found that the weavers are passing busy times with making the finest textile.
Talking to BSS, weavers Abdul Jabber and Abu Naser said various Jamdani sarees are being produced here and each of the saree is being sold at Tk5,000-20,000, depending on the quality and variety, in the capital and other markets of the country.
They said most of the women here now have become skilled craftswomen to decorate Jamdani sarees with ornamental stitching, earning up to Tk3,000-4,000 weekly before the Eid festival.
Successful Craftswomen Salma, Anwara and Bilkis said they have achieved self-reliance through ornamental needlework in the Jamdani Saree and they are earning around Tk8,000-10,000 per month which is expected to increase further during the Eid time.
