Delotar Hossain, Ramgati:
Bamboo and traditional cane products are going down from Ramgati upazila in Lakshipur district. There is no value of bamboo and cane products. This industry is losing its heritage.
The furniture made of bamboo and cane was used everywhere in the house, office and court. Now the evolution of the same has changed in the evolution of the same.
The demand for this cottage industry is no longer available on the surface, the raw material of this industry is not available, bamboo and cane, the raw material of this industry, has taken over the plastic and aluminum.
Also, plastic products are durable and cheap, the eyes of ordinary people are on plastic products.
It is known that in the vast towns of the country, bamboo-cane was made in the vast towns of the country. Housewives cut fresh bamboo and cane from the house and made various products. As the days go by, the demand for this handicraft is decreasing, the price increase, bamboo-cane scarcity and on the other hand, the light sustainable products of the plastic, silver and melamine nation have reduced the products of rural handicrafts in the civil life.
A seller who came to sell bamboo-cane industry in Alexander market said that a handful of families are drawing the cane industry in the difficult time of the cane industry. Many have changed this profession but they have not been able to take care of their ancestors. If they roam around the villages and towns in the market, some of their products are bought by some kind people.