Tangail saree has been recognised as a Geographical Indication (GI) product of Bangladesh and a gazette notification in this regard will be published on Thursday.
Zakia Sultana, senior secretary of the Ministry of Industries, confirmed this to UNB on Wednesday.
Tangail residents protest India getting GI status for Tangail saree
She said the Department of Patents, Designs and Trademarks (DPDT) under the Industries Ministry has recognised Tangail Saree as a GI product of Bangladesh.
Earlier on Tuesday, the district administration applied to get the GI rights of the Tangail Saree, an ancient tradition of Bangladesh. Tangail Deputy Commissioner Kaisaru Islam made this application to the DPDT.
On February 3, a news item was published that the Tangail Saree is not Bangladesh's, but India's.