The cotton required for making Muslin sarees was cultivated in the highlands around Dhaka where most of the weaving industry developed.

In fact, the production and trade of Muslin gradually declined during the British ruling period.

Before independence, raw materials for local textile mills were supplied from West Pakistan.

After the independence of Bangladesh in 1971, when Pakistan stopped supplying raw materials, the importance of local cotton production was felt.

At that time our textile industries were facing serious problems due to lack of raw materials.