Date
Saturday, 7 September 2019

Venue
Women’s Voluntary Association (WVA)
House 20, Road 27, Dhanmondi, Dhaka.

10 AM              Session 1

Moderator:        Raja Datin Paduka Fuziah binti Raja Tun Uda
                            Member, World Crafts Council Asia Pacific Region (WCC-APR)

1. Introductory speech
   by Ruby Ghuznavi – Executive Member, National Crafts Council of Bangladesh (NCCB)

2. Paper titled ‘Sonargaon: the old capital’
   by Dr Abdus Samad – Asst. Professor, Department of History, Jagannath University

3. Paper titled ‘From Village to Global Trade’
   by Dr Hameeda Hossain – writer, rights activist, a founding member of Ain o Salish Kendra, & Vice-president, NCCB

4. Paper on contemporary designs of Jamdani and weaving practices past and present
   by Chandra Shekhar Shaha – designer, curator & Executive Member, NCCB

Q&A

12 PM              Session 2

Moderator:        Dr Firdous Azim
                            Rights activist and Chair, Department of English and Humanities, BRAC University

5. Paper on Jamdani collection at the V&A and other museums
   by Avalon Fotheringham – Curator, Asian Department, V&A, London

6. Paper titled ‘Can our future be handmade? The challenge of the craft economy’
   by Ashoke Chatterjee – Honorary Advisor, Crafts Council of India

7. Panel discussion on challenges of production and marketing fine Jamdanis
   participated by two weavers (Abdul Jabber & Md Shafiqul) and Sk. Saifur Rahman – news analyst and General Secretary, NCCB

Q&A

2.30 PM           Session 3

Moderator:        Silmat Chisti
                            Managing Director, Bangladesh SME Corporation Limited & Member, NCCB

8. Paper on statistical survey of weavers
   by Mohammad Shafiqul Islam – Deputy Director, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics

9. Paper on Aarong’s perspective on the challenges of production & marketing fine Jamdanis
   by Mohammad Ashraful Alam – Chief Operating Officer, BRAC – Aarong

10. Panel discussion on financial constraints and sustainability challenges of Jamdani sector
    participated by
    Lila Rashid – General Manager, SME & Special Programmes Department , Bangladesh Bank
    Mominul Islam – Managing Director & CEO, IPDC Finance Ltd.
    Rokia Afzal Rahman – leading entrepreneur and a former Adviser (Minister) to the Caretaker Government of Bangladesh

Q&A