, Aug. 23 -- old tradition of bamboo craft in the northern districts of Bangladesh is fast fading, as modern lifestyles, high prices and declining demand drive artisans away from their ancestral trade.
For generations, bamboo has been an inseparable part of rural life, providing baskets, trays, hand fans, fishing traps, poultry cages, mats and other essentials that once defined the household economy of Bangladesh.
But today, the craft that once flourished in villages across Rangpur and adjoining districts is struggling to survive.
According to the Rangpur Divisional Office of the Department of Small and Cottage Industries, people in 114 villages across eight northern districts were directly engaged in bamboo craft.
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