Named after British district collector Nisbet, who supported the craft from 1830, shatranji weaving spread across Rangpur district and was declared a Geographical Indication (GI) product in 2021; today roughly 50,000 people, 95% of them women, are involved in its production.
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A narrow strip of land leased by India, connecting mainland Bangladesh to an Indian-enclosed enclave.
A serene Commonwealth war cemetery honoring Allied soldiers who died in the Burma Campaign of World War II.
A surviving Mughal-era Eidgah on Saat Masjid Road in Dhanmondi, built in 1640 and recognized for its archaeolo…