Geographical Indication (GI) Product: Ragpur's Shatranji Gets Recognition
Desk Report
Published: 17 Jun 2021, 08:25 pm
Female artisans were waving Shatranji || Photo: Collected
Shatranji,
a traditional Rangpur fabric has been designated as a Bangladesh Geographical
Indication (GI) product.
It
is the second Bangladeshi fabric to receive the designation, as Jamdani was
previously recognized as a GI product.
Bangladesh Small & Cottage Industries Corporation (BSCIC)
was awarded a certificate as a Shatranji GI product.
Shatranji has been registered as the country's GI product by
the Department of Patents, Designs and Trademarks (DPDT), according to a news
release issued on Thursday.
On July 11, 2019, BCIC submitted an application to the DPDT
for Shatranji to be registered as a geographical indication product.
In November of last year, the Bangladesh Forms and
Publications Office in Tejgaon, Dhaka, published 'Shatranji of Rangpur' in GI
Journal NO-07, and DPDT awarded Shatranji the Geographical Indication
Certificate.
Jamdani was recognized as a GI product of the country on
November 15, 2016, paving the way for the indigenous textile to be branded both
at home and abroad.