New Delhi, April 18 -- Bangladesh High Commissioner to India Riaz Hamidullah on Friday showcased traditional handloom textiles from Bangladesh at an event in the national capital, highlighting shared cultural heritage and craftsmanship between the two countries.

Speaking to ANI at the Saree Weaving Exposition, Hamidullah said the collection represented some of Bangladesh's finest traditional weaves and underlined their cultural significance.

"We have brought some of the finest traditional handloom weaves from Bangladesh. Interestingly, from across a river called the Yamuna. Basically, it's the Brahmaputra in Bangladesh on two sides...Each piece here is a handloom weave...It's to tell people of craftsmanship, of our commonalities, of the...