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The prestigious Zamdani sarees are top in the bursting Eid and puja market this time drawing increasing attention of most buyers from cross section of people, reports BSS.
And the very underlying factors behind this success lies in the initiatives of a section of producers who are adding new designs, styles and taste to classical zamdani fabrics to increase its use both as home-wear and party attire.
The industry sources said, zamdani is not limited now to its use as sarees. It is a popular wear now as salwar and kamis for female, panjabi for male, besides kuti, kurta, orna, ghagra, chuli, curtain and walmats.
More interestingly, local producers this time have put zamdani lehanga in the market as an alternative to popular Indian lehanga cloths largely sought after by young girls. It sells from Tk 5,000 per piece to Tk 15,000 depending on fashion, design and other quality.
Leader of the zamdani manufacturers and exporters association and proprietor of Moslin zamdani weaving factory M R Mostaque told the news agency zamdani as a prestigious cloths is having an unique feature and special urge to users.
It’s shinning design and linen have given it the recognition of the cloths for festivities. However its making needs special skill and learning of the intricate weaving which comes down only from generation of practice on family line.
And as the knitting of these sarees and other clothes take longer time and entails huge cost, its use still largely remained limited to wealthy people keeping most of the middle class and the poor out of the reach.
Producers have opened the zamdani export fair-2009 this time on August 18 at Uttara Friends Club ahead of the eid festival. A total of 108 stalls taking part in it, most of them selling zamdani outfits costing a saree for instance from Tk 5000 at the lowest to over Tk 50,000 on the top.
Most of the produce has come from Sonargaon and Rupganj in the outskirts of the city.
President of the zamdani manufacturers and exporters association Wahidul Azad said ,the fair this time has been arranged in a wider scale and the number of visitors are increasing every day.
Some stalls have also put in display the making of the zamdani saree to give buyers an idea what skill one needs to produce it and why it is so costly. One artisan in work on a saree in the stall said it would take at least 10 days to complete and he would get Tk 2,000 as workman charge.
A visitor to the fair Dr Tasnuba said, she takes interest in the fair although the products here sell at high cost. Sarees and other outfits can be used at home and in the social events as appreciable cloths, she said.
It is an indigenous industry having reputation beyond the border. We must preserve the trade and expand it, said another buyer.

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