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The Rise and Fall of Bengal’s Textile Empire

Categories: South Asia, Bangladesh, Arts & Culture, Citizen Media, Economics & Business, History

Bengal [1] was once known as the richest province of the Indian subcontinent mainly due to its famous and varied agricultural and textiles products including the Muslin [2], world renowned finely-woven breathable fabric. M Ahmedullah posts in Alochonaa.com a two part series (Part 1 [3], Part 2 [4]) discussing the history of the Bengal's textile empire.