Bangladesh Handloom Board

The Bangladesh Handloom Board is a government owned and operated Statutory Public Sector Organisation in Dhaka, Bangladesh.[1] As of 2019, Md. Shah Alam is the chairman of the board.[2]

Bangladesh Handloom Board
Formation1978
HeadquartersDhaka, Bangladesh
Region served
Bangladesh
Official language
Bengali
Websitewww.bhb.gov.bd

History

The Bangladesh Handloom Board was established in January 1978 by the government of Bangladesh. It is managed by the Ministry of Textiles and Jute.[1] It oversees the work of 1.5 million individual handloom workers in Bangladesh.[3] It works for the preservation of classical Bangladesh weaving techniques of Benaras Palli, Jamdani, and Muslin.[4][5]

In 1981 it established a professional training institute for the use of handloom, in Narsingdi.[6] In 2013 the Bangladesh Handloom Board Act was passed which made minor amendments to how often the board should meet.[7]

References
  1. "Age-old Crafts for Contemporary Markets". The Daily Star. 2 August 2013. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  2. "Bangladesh Handloom Board (BHB)". Bangladesh Handloom Board. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  3. "Bangladesh Handloom Board". Banglapedia. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  4. "Mirpur Benaras Palli saris mostly Indian". Prothom Alo. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  5. "Protection of Jamdani". The Daily Star. 13 July 2014. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  6. "Narsingdi weavers have no dream to weave". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  7. "Draft of BCSIR Act gets cabinet nod". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 11 October 2016.


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