Rajshahi silk

[3] Records date the beginning of silk production in the region to the 13th century.

[5] In 2011 the finance minister of Bangladesh, Abul Maal Abdul Muhith,[7] expressed interest in reopening the Rajshahi silk factory but the Privatisation Commission refused on the grounds that it was a loss making concern.

The very thin fibers resulting from this process are covered with sericin, a special protein.

Clothes like Saris made out of Rajshahi silk are highly popular all over Bangladesh.

In 2011 there were seven silk factories and the Bangladesh Sericulture Research and Training Institute in Rajshahi.