GI products of Bangladesh

Narsingdi is one of the neighboring districts of the capital Dhaka. Narsingdi district holds a significant place in terms of its history, tradition, economic contribution and geography. Though predominantly an agrarian economy, the district’s weaving industry has always made major contributions since ancient times. Due to the quality of its soil, water and climate, Narsingdi

I have been writing about Geographical Indication (GI) for the last few weeks. The more I write the clearer picture I get about the importance of GI products in Bangladesh. It is much more than simply registering several dozens or several hundreds of products under the Geographical Indication Act 2013. It is related to our

A team of e-commerce development centre hands over an application for the registration of Geographical Indication (GI) of traditional dessert ‘Rasmalai’ to Comilla Deputy Commissioner Shamim Alam at the latter’s office recently. Publish link: daily sun

Since 2013, the year when the Government of Bangladesh passed the GI Act, only 11 products received GI certification. On the other hand, our neighbouring country India’s GI list includes almost 500 products. Even Thailand, a country with half the population of Bangladesh, has around 200 products on its GI list. It is clear that

Geographical Indication (GI) products are assets to a state. The ownership of a product is given to a state through recognition, which opens up the avenue for economic prosperity, bringing in greater exposure both locally and internationally. There is a separate government department in Bangladesh named ‘Department of Patents, Designs and Trademarks’ to grant GI