Modi, delegation to wear ‘Khadi’ Mujib coats during Bangladesh visit

Khadi, a heritage fabric of India, is all set to catch eyeballs during Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's two-day visit to Bangladesh on March 26 and 27.

India's Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) has supplied 100 custom-designed "Mujib Coats" that will be the attire of dignitaries during the visit of Modi.

As Bangladesh celebrates "Mujib Borsho", the birth centenary of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Indira Gandhi Cultural Centre of the Indian High Commission in Dhaka has placed an order for 100 Mujib coats, ahead of Modi's visit.

The specially designed Mujib coats have been made of high quality handcrafted Poly Khadi fabric.

The black Mujib coats have been designed with six buttons, two pockets on the lower half and a front pocket on the left, as worn by Bangabandhu.

In keeping with the eco-friendly nature of the Khadi fabric, the covers for these jackets too have been made of black Khadi cotton fabric.

The coats will be carried in specially designed handmade paper carry bags made at KVIC's Kumarappa National Handmade Paper Institute (KNHPI) in Jaipur, according to the Press Information Bureau of India.

KVIC Chairman Vinai Kumar Saxena said, "Mujib coat is historically significant in Bangladesh and it is a matter of great pride that Mujib coats made of Khadi will be adorned during the Bangladesh visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is the biggest brand ambassador of Khadi".

The diplomatic consignment has already been dispatched to Dhaka. Since the jackets were meant for diplomatic purposes, KVIC accorded top priority to it and delivered the consignment before time.