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Tangail saris a big hit this Eid

MIRZA SHAKIL, Tangail
EVERY year the creative weavers of Tangail come up with trendy varieties in saris for the biggest Muslim festival of Eid-ul-Fitr. They weave yarn into beautiful saris of different qualities and kinds, including cotton, Jamdani, silk, half-silk, Endy silk, Benarasi, Baluchuri, Tassar and Khaddar.
Thousands of artisans in the area form the industry that produces the ever-popular Tangail saris', the first choice of many women for Eid wear.
The weavers said they produce different varieties of
handloom saris with the prices ranging from Tk 300 to Tk 10,000 to meet the demand of people of all classes.
The saris are sold in almost all the markets across the country, especially at several regular weekly markets. Traders also export 25 percent of their saris to India.
"It is necessary to adapt designs and colours every season to match the latest fashion trends," said Raghunath Basak, a weaver and the president of Tangail Taant Sari Traders' Association of Pathrail.
This year, Basak has made Endy silk saris of new designs along with Jamdani, jute cotton and half-silk saris. Endy silk saris cost Tk 1,800 to Tk 4,000, while the
Jamdanis are priced between Tk 1,000 and Tk 11,000.
Weaver Nilkamol Basak of Pathrail has also introduced new designs this season. For Eid, Nilkamol has unveiled his cotton, silk, half-silk and Kota saris. Some of his saris feature jari (gold or silver thread) work on the anchal (end drape) and border. Different traditional motifs adorn the cotton and half-silk saris. Block prints also seem to be popular this season as usual.
Raghunath Basak said the Tangail saris enjoy continued popularity due to the creativity of the local weavers.
"The weavers of other parts of the country had tried to emulate the designs of Tangail saris in the past, but could not match the qualities and varieties of our saris," he said.
Tangail saris see a boost in sales this year, as the traditional item with various patterns and flexible prices attracts increasing number of buyers at home and abroad.
“Around 10 lakh saris were supplied to different city markets from Tangail this season,” Raghunath Basak added.
Pathrail, the hub of Tangail handloom saris, has pulled in hundreds of traders and buyers ahead of Eid.
Bristy Jahan, a housewife from Mohammadpur in Dhaka, came to Pathrail to buy saris for Eid. She was happy to have bought several beautiful saris for her family members and relatives at cheaper rates.
Nilufar Yasmin of Purbo Adalat Para of Tangail town said the Tangail saris are incomparable and so she buys them from Pathrail before the Eid festivals every year.
“The advantage of buying saris here is that we can make a choice between different varieties,” she said.
Around 2.5 lakh workers were employed in around 75,460 handloom units in the district to meet the Eid demand, said Habibur Rahman, general secretary of Tangail Weavers' Rehabilitation Organisation.