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A 10-day Benarasi festival opens at Le Meridien

Published : Friday, 1 March, 2024 at 12:00 AM  Count : 213
Business Correspondent
A 10-day Banarasi Festival with the title Timeless Magnificence of Bangladeshi Banarasi and organised by The Muslin opened on Wednesday in the city powered by BRAC Bank.

Tasnuva Islam, founder and CEO of The Muslin, inaugurated the festival in a grand ceremony at Le Meridien hotel, Dhaka on Wednesday afternoon.

Six talented weavers from Mirpur Benarasi Polli Mohammad Rafiq, Shamim Akhtar, Haji Mohammad Asir, Nur Islam and Zahidur Rahman were present at the opening.

They expressed their journey with Benarasi, and told their unique stories and techniques at the event. Visitors, guests and media persons enjoyed the weaving techniques of Banarsi weavers at the event. Visitors can buy Benarasi saree at the event.

The Muslins founder director and CEO Tasnuva Islams passion for preserving and promoting traditional arts fueled the creation of the festival, which aimed to showcase the intricate beauty and timeless elegance of Bangladeshi Banarsi.

The Muslins founder director and CEO said,"We are delighted to organize Banarasi Festival, a celebration that harmonizes the timeless beauty of Banarasi with the contemporary elegance of The Muslin.

This festival aims to showcase the diversity and richness of our cultural heritage through the lens of craftsmanship and design from our local unique Benarasi weavers."

The opening was also attended by Miss World Bangladesh Jessia Jessie and senior officials of the Miss World Bangladesh organizing committee, senior officials of the Netherlands, Dutch, Morocco, Brazil and Palestine embassies and leading women professionals of the country.

The 10-day long festival will be open to public from February 29, featuring a collection of the countrys traditional Benarasi sarees. It will run daily from 10 am to 10 pm.

On the fourth day of the festival, a seminar is organized on the history, craft and future of Banarasi. Famous Artist, Designer Chandra Shekhar Shaha, Director General of Bengal Foundation Luva Nahid Chowdhury, International award-winning weaver Mohammad Rafiq and weaver Abdur Rashid will be present at the seminar.

Also to be organized on the fourth day of the festival, discussion on gaining insight into the history, craft and future of Banarasi weaving.

Grameen Phone is the loyalty partner of this 10-day event. Media partners are The Business standard, Canvas magazine, MW magazine and Hernet tv.



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