‘It’s about saving our heritage’

The Daily Star
Staff Correspondent
Tue Feb 13, 2024

Say speakers on GI tag of products; blame lack of coordination for Tangail sari debacle 

Given the absence of India's GI registration details pertaining to the Tangail saree, certain conjectures exist. FILE PHOTO: MIRZA SHAKIL

 

Due to a lack of coordination among government departments, alongside pre-emptive measures and planning, the country could not claim geographical indication (GI) tag of many of its heritage, said speakers at a discussion yesterday.

Eight injured in Mrauk U violence.

Frontier 
MYANMAR
Wednesday, March 20, 2019
By AFP

People look at an unexploded rocket in Mrauk U township in Rakhine State on March 16. (AFP)

YANGON — Fighting between Myanmar's military and the Arakan Army in Mrauk U, the ancient capital of the Rakhine kingdom, has left at least eight injured, scaring tourists and sparking fears that the historical monuments are under threat.