Bangladesh now has 64 registered GI products: Industries Minister

Industries Minister Khandakar Abdul Muktadir on Monday told Parliament that Bangladesh currently has 64 products registered as Geographical Indication (GI) products.

He disclosed the information while responding to a starred question from ruling party lawmaker Md Abul Kalam (Comilla-9).

Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmad tabled the question during question-and-answer session at the outset of the day’s business started at 3:00pm.

 The registered GI products include traditional textiles, agricultural products, food items, handicrafts and livestock that reflect the country's rich heritage and regional identities.

The GI registered produce include Jamdani saree; Bangladesh hilsa; Chapainawabganj's Khirsapat mango; Netrakona's Bijoypur white clay; Dinajpur's Kataribhog rice; Bangladesh Kalijira (black cumin) rice; Rangpur Shataranji (Mattress); Rajshahi Silk; Dhakai Muslin; Bangladesh Bagda shrimp; Rajshahi-Chapainawabganj Fazli mango; Sherpur's Tulshimala rice; Bangladesh Shital Pati; Bogra doi (curd); Chapainawabganj Langra mango and Chapainawabganj Ashwina mango;

The other GI products include Natore Kachagolla; Bangladesh Black Bengal Goat; Tangail's Porabari Chomchom; Comilla Rasmalai; Kushtia Tiler Khaza (sesame); Rangpur’s Haribhanga mango; Moulvibazar Agar Attar; Muktagachha’s Monda (Mymensingh); Jashore date molasses; Narsingdi Amritsagar banana; Rajshahi sweet pan (betel leaf); Gopalganj’s Rasgolla; Jamalpur’s Nakshi Kantha; Tangail saree; Narsingdi’s Latkon (fruits); Madhupur’s pineapple (Tangail); Bhola’s raw curd of buffalo milk; and Magura’s Hajrapuri litchi.

The GI products also include Sylhet’s Manipuri saree; Sirajganj’s Gamcha (towel); Mirpur’s Katan saree; Dhakai Phuti Karpas cotton; Comilla’s Khadi; Brahmanbaria’s Chanamukhi sweets; Gopalganj’s bronze jewellery; Sundarbans’s honey; Sherpur Chhanar Payesh; Sirajganj’s Lungi; Gazipur’s jackfruit; Kishoreganj’s Rataboro rice; Ashtagram’s cheese (Kishoreganj); Barishal amra (Hog Plum); Kumarkhalir bedsheet; Dinajpur’s Badana litchi; Munshiganj’s Patkshir (Sweets); Jamurki Sandesh of Mirzapur (Tangail); and Naogaon's Nak Fazli mango.

Other GI products are Dhakai Phuti Karpas Cotton seed and tree; Meherpur’s Mehersagor Banana; Netrokona’s Balishganj Mishti (sweets); Fulbaria’s Red sugar; Meherpur’s Himsagar Mango; Faridpur’s jute; Meherpur’s Sabitri Mishti; Kaliganj’s towel; Joypurhat’s Latiraj kanchu and Manikganj’s Hazari Gur (Jaggery), reports UNB.