Bangladesh's Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday (July 17, 2023) received Kalabati sarees and handicrafts made from banana plant fibre. Bandarban Deputy Commissioner Yasmin Parveen Tibriji handed over three such sarees and two jewellery boxes to the PM at the cabinet room of the Prime Minister's office, according to the PM’s press wing. The Manipuri design Kalabati sarees,  first ever in Bangladesh, have been created by weaver Radhavati Devi of Moulvibazar using the fibre of banana plant. Read more: Gani’s handicraft on pavement goes on despite pandemic disruptions