A national costumer, or folk dress, expresses an identity through traditional garments. Such folk dress often come in two forms: one for everyday occasions, the other for festivals and formal wear
Panjabi, Lungi, Sari & Salwar Kameez - Bangladeshi Folk Dress
Traditional Garments - Panjabi, Lungi, Sari & Salwar Kameez - Bangladesh National Costumes Bangladeshi people have unique dress preferences. Bangladeshi men wear panjabi on religious and cultural occasions, lungi as casual wear and shirt-pant on formal occasions
The Sari of Bangladeshi Women
Sari is the main dress of Bangladeshi women. Sari weaving is a traditional art in Bangladesh. Salwar kameez is quite popular, especially among younger women. Some women in urban areas also wear pants, skirts and tops
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Bangladesh Folk Costumes
Bangladeshi women habitually wear Sarees. Jamdani was once world famous for it's most artistic and expensive ornamental fabric. Moslin, a fine and artistic type of cloth was well-known worldwide. Naksi Kantha, embroidered quilted patchwork cloth produced by the village women, is still familiar in villages and towns simultaneously
A common hairstyle is Beni (twisted bun) that Bangalee women are fond of. Traditionally males wear Panjabis, Fatuas and Pajamas. Hindus wear Dhuty for religious purposes. Now-a-days common dresses of males are shirts and pants
Bangladesh Men and Women Traditional Dress
Men's Dresses Traditional: Lungy and Panjabi
- Occational: shirt-pant (Child)
- Fatua, T-shirt-Jeans pant(young)
- Panjabi-Pajama(old)
Woman's Dresses Traditional: Shari
- Ocational: Salowar-Kamij, Shari, Fatua, shirt-pant