Makers of first saree from banana fibre meet PM

The team that made sarees, jewellery and bags from banana fibres met Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at her official residence Gono Bhaban in Dhaka.

The prime minister spoke to everyone and inquired about them, according to a release from the PM's Press Wing.

At this time, Anjali Devi of Moulvibazar, the artisan of the sarees, showed the sarees to the prime minister.

Then the prime minister took the hand of Radhavati Devi, the weaver of the first saree made from the fibres of the banana tree, and took her in front of the portrait of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.

She took pictures with everyone there.

Later, the prime minister gifted all the team members, who made sarees, jewellery and bags from banana fibre.