Sari is the national wear of Bangladeshi women. All girls and married women used to wear sari as their regular clothes but nowadays most working women choose to wear shalwar kameez or western outfits instead. However, almost all women wear a sari at on formal events and social gatherings. Women of specific occupations such as teachers wear a sari to their workplace. Young girls also wear it on spe
cial occasions. Sari is the national attire for women in Bangladesh, Although Dhakai Jamdani (hand-made sari) is worldwide known and most famous to all women who wear a sari there are also wide varieties of saris in Bangladesh. There are many regional variations of them in both silk and cotton. e.g.- Cotton sari, Dhakai Banarasi sari, Rajshahi silk, Tangail sari, Tant sari, Tassar silk sari, Manipuri sari and Katan sari are the most popular in Bangladesh. Sari is considered a dress code in news channels, educational institutions, workplaces, formal events, etc. of Bangladesh, and the uniform of the air hostesses of Biman Bangladesh Airlines. In 2013, the traditional art of weaving jamdani was declared a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. In 2016, Bangladesh received geographical indication (GI) status for Jamdani sari.
