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Decorating for Eid

Over four hundred women decorate saree to earn extra income

Ahmed Humayun Kabir Topu, Pabna
Sabiha Begum, mother of two children of village Fate-Mohammadpur Benarashi Palli in Ishwardi Upazila of the district is busy decorating saree ahead of Eid festival. To maintain her family, she decorates saree with Puthi, Chumki and stone like a fashion designer. "I have received orders for eight pieces Karchupi sarees in the month of Ramadan. She has already completed three sarees last two week, and trying to complete the rest five in two weeks - it is quite tough to complete the entire task before the festival, as she has household duties. She works day-night to complete all the sarees before the festival to get extra income for her poverty-stricken family" she added.
Like her, Shabana Begum Lucky Khatun and four hundreds more women in Fate-Mohammadpur Benarashi Palli in Ishwardi Upazila are busy with share decoration. Decorating one share earns them Tk. 1,000. During Eid season they earn around Tk. 10,000 to 15,000.
Lucky Khatun, another handicraft worker of the village said that she that she had already supplied 6 pieces of sarees and expects to supply 5 more pieces before the festival.
Not only the women, but also, there are many school and college students who are involved in share decoration ahead of the festival. In Benarashi Palli, it is found that Sadid Khan, Mahabub Hossain, Ershad Ali all are students of intermediate but they are decorating a saree in a handicraft shop. At least fifty students work to earn extra
income ahead of the festival as 'Kurchupi Shilpo' in Ishwardi.
Women in most of the houses of the village put decorations in sarees with Puthi, Chumki and fashionable stones with colourful thread: Jori and such other ornamental materials on the occasion of upcoming festival due to increasing demand of sarees.
"There are ten workers, most of whom are students, working in my Karchupi factory. Before, Ramadan we used to get 25 to 30 orders a week. But now we are getting over 50 orders a week", said Md. Asif Ali, owner of 'Asif Karuka Shilpo' also the founder of the karchupi in the village. Some 400 to 500 families are involved in Karchupi shilpo. Women in household level take order and put the decoration on sarees as a designer.
At least 200 to 300 pieces Karchupi sarees gets completed everyday in this village ahead of Eid. So, the workers in all houses of the village are busy.
Karchupi workers said that they use to decorate on various types of shaees like: Katan, Jorject, Tissue and some other sarees using Puthi, stone, Chumki and other luxurious materials. At least 5 to 10 days is needed for each saree for Kurchupi work according to the type of design. Among the Kurchupi workers: Jibon and Rakib said that they are trying to complete designs as quickly as possible on the occasion of festival.
Tk. 1,500 to 7,000 thousand is needed for the decorating of each saree with karchupi according to type and design. Each saree is sold forTk. 3,000 to 16,000 from here after decoration they claimed.