Fashion Design Council of Bangladesh (FDCB) will arrange a Khadi festival including a Khadi exhibition and Khadi based fashion show on 11-12 December.

The programme will be held at Hotel Radisson.  Cultural Minister Asaduzzaman Nur will launch the fest. Special guest will be Defence Attaché of Indian High Commission Brig. J S Nanda, Norwegian High Commissioner Merete Lundemo and economist Debapriya Bhattacharya.

Eighteen designers from Bangladesh and six designers from Kolkata will participate in the programme.  The designers from Bangladesh are Mahin Khan, Kuhu, Emdad Haq, Chondona Dewan, Lipi Khondokar, Shoibal Saha, Biplob Saha, Mumu Maria, Hema, Farah Anjum bari, Sabana Ali, Humaira Khan, Shahrukh Amin, Tensing Chakma, Warnee, Raka Farah Diba, and Samia Rofique.

The designers from Kolkata are Debarun Mukherjee, Shantonu Das, Sangjukta Ray, Parmita Banarjee, Sayanton Sarkar, and Rini Nayek.

The Bangladeshi designers will adorn Khadi dresses with various Bengali motifs such as Nokshi Pitha, Shondesh, Hand fan, Sheetal Paati, Alpona Noksha etc.