Mon, 21 Apr 2025
Asia Album: Reviving past glory of Bangladeshi traditional muslin garments

Workers spin cotton into thread to craft traditional muslin garments at a workshop in Narayanganj, Bangladesh, April 19, 2025. (Photo by Habibur Rahman/Xinhua)

DHAKA, April 21 (Xinhua) -- Using wooden spinning wheels and manually operated looms, Bangladesh is carefully reviving a long-lost fabric tradition of muslin garments.

Workers craft traditional muslin garments at a workshop in Narayanganj, Bangladesh, April 19, 2025. (Photo by Habibur Rahman/Xinhua)

Workers spin cotton into thread to craft traditional muslin garments at a workshop in Narayanganj, Bangladesh, April 19, 2025. (Photo by Habibur Rahman/Xinhua)

Workers spin cotton into thread to craft traditional muslin garments at a workshop in Narayanganj, Bangladesh, April 19, 2025. (Photo by Habibur Rahman/Xinhua)

Workers spin cotton into thread to craft traditional muslin garments at a workshop in Narayanganj, Bangladesh, April 19, 2025. (Photo by Habibur Rahman/Xinhua)

Workers spin cotton into thread to craft traditional muslin garments at a workshop in Narayanganj, Bangladesh, April 19, 2025. (Photo by Habibur Rahman/Xinhua)

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