Asia Album: Making a colorful world -- hand-printed fabrics in Bangladesh

Xinhua
16 Sep 2020, 15:18 GMT+10

Photo taken on Sept. 15, 2020 shows drying processes of hand-printed colorful cotton fabrics at a village in Narayanganj, Bangladesh. (Xinhua)

DHAKA, Sept. 16 (Xinhua) -- Banti village in Narayanganj district, about 20 km from the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka, is a place highly regarded for its exquisite hand-printed colorful cotton (Batik) fabrics made by local craftsmen using methods passed on from one generation to the next.

Every home in the village seemingly doubles as a workshop and every family member is somehow involved in producing the fabrics that are destined for markets across Bangladesh and elsewhere in the world.

Photo taken on Sept. 15, 2020 shows traditional dyeing processes of cotton fabrics at a village in Narayanganj, Bangladesh. (Xinhua)

Photo taken on Sept. 15, 2020 shows craftsmen are busy making hand-printed colorful cotton fabrics at a village in Narayanganj, Bangladesh. (Xinhua)

Photo taken on Sept. 15, 2020 shows a craftsman is busy making hand-printed colorful cotton fabrics at a village in Narayanganj, Bangladesh. (Xinhua)

A man is busy drying dyed cloths under the sun at a village in Narayanganj, Bangladesh on Sept.15, 2020. (Xinhua)

Photo taken on Sept. 15, 2020 shows a craftsman processes fabrics before hand-printed at a village in Narayanganj, Bangladesh. (Xinhua)

Craftsmen are busy drying dyed cloths under the sun at a village in Narayanganj, Bangladesh on Sept.15, 2020. (Xinhua)

A man is busy drying dyed cloths under the sun at a village in Narayanganj, Bangladesh on Sept.15, 2020. (Xinhua)

Children play with drying dyed cloths under the sun at a village in Narayanganj, Bangladesh on Sept.15, 2020. (Xinhua)

A craftsman is busy making hand-printed colorful cotton fabrics at a village in Narayanganj, Bangladesh on Sept. 15, 2020. (Xinhua)

A craftsman is busy making hand-printed colorful cotton fabrics at a village in Narayanganj, Bangladesh on Sept.15, 2020. (Xinhua)

A craftsman is busy making wax printed colorful cotton fabrics at a village in Narayanganj, Bangladesh on Sept.15, 2020. (Xinhua)

Photo taken on Sept. 15, 2020 shows hand printed colorful cotton fabrics before drying at a village in Narayanganj, Bangladesh. (Xinhua)

A woman is busy drying dyed cloths under the sun at a village in Narayanganj, Bangladesh on Sept.15, 2020. (Xinhua)

Photo taken on Sept. 15, 2020 shows the drying processes of hand-printed colorful cotton fabrics at a village in Narayanganj, Bangladesh. (Xinhua)

A man carries bundles of hand-printed fabrics after drying under the sun at a village in Narayanganj, Bangladesh on Sept. 15, 2020. (Xinhua)

A man carries bundles of hand-printed fabrics after drying under the sun at a village in Narayanganj, Bangladesh on Sept. 15, 2020. (Xinhua) ■

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