City Desk :
“We believe it will also help improve employment opportunities and the living standards of artisans involved in bronze jewellery making,” Deputy Commissioner (DC) Kazi Mahbubul Alam said on Friday (July 12).
He said the Department of Patents, Industrial Designs and Trademarks under the Ministry of Industries published the journal on Thursday (July 11).
It officially registered Gopalganj’s bronze jewellery as a GI product.
The DC said the bronze industrial economy will become more dynamic, leading to an overall improvement in the socio-economic condition of the area, reports state news agency.
This recognition is expected to promote the tradition of bronze jewellery from Jalirpar Union under Muksudpur Upazila globally.
On March 12 this year, the district administration applied for recognition of the GI product of bronze jewellery of Jalirpar union.
Subhash Baidya, a businessman of Bronze Market, said that Jalirpar union under Muksudpur upazila has been well-known for bronze jewellery for about 100 years.
Over time, it has spread from house to house throughout Jalirpar union, gaining national fame, he said, adding that the reputation of this village’s bronze jewellery has reached foreign markets. Recently, bronze jewellery from various countries, including India, has captured about 50 percent of the local market, he added.