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Folk Arts, Jamdani Weaving and Intangible Heritage

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  1. In which year did UNESCO inscribe the Traditional Art of Jamdani Weaving on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity?
  2. Which river that branches off the Old Brahmaputra and flows through Narayanganj District was once an important centre of the muslin industry?
  3. In which year was 'Rickshaws and Rickshaw Painting in Dhaka' inscribed on the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity?
  4. Which procession on the first day of the Bengali New Year, 14 April, was selected by UNESCO as intangible cultural heritage on 30 November 2016?
  5. What traditional folk embroidery craft involves rural women stitching layered worn cotton saris with colourful threads to depict folklore and nature?
  6. In which village of Kushtia did the mystic Baul saint Fakir Lalon Shah die on 17 October 1890?
  7. Which Bengali mystic poet and songwriter, a zamindar born in 1854 in what is now Sunamganj, has a volume of 500 poems and songs, the Hason Raja Samagra?
  8. Which legendary 20th-century Baul music maestro from Derai, Sunamganj composed timeless classics like 'Ami Kulhara Kolongkini' and 'Bonde Maya Lagaise'?
  9. What circular communal folk dance and song genre, popularized by Radharaman Dutta, is performed by women during weddings in Sylhet?
  10. Which melancholy folk music genre, which originated in northern Bengal, especially the Rangpur Division, has themes of separation and longing and of buffalo herders and cart drivers?
  11. Which soulful folk music tradition, sung by solo boatmen drifting along the expansive rivers of eastern Bengal, literally translates to 'downstream'?
  12. What satirical folk performance genre from Chapainawabganj and Rajshahi features humorous banter between Nana (grandfather) and Nati (grandson)?
  13. What popular open-air folk theatre tradition of rural Bengal features vivid historical and mythological narratives performed on four-sided stages?
  14. Which district is historically famous for producing finest natural mulberry silk (Reshom), known as 'Silk City'?
  15. Which traditional handwoven sari of Bangladesh, whose weavers are descendants of traditional muslin weavers, was recognised by UNESCO as Intangible Cultural Heritage in 2025?
  16. Which traditional dessert, a yogurt-based sweet from Bogura prepared in a clay pot, became a geographical indication product on 26 June 2023?
  17. Which sweet made from milk is available in Natore District?
  18. Which city is renowned for Matri Bhandar, the sweet shop opened by the Sen brothers in 1930, which claims to be the original maker of ras malai?
  19. What traditional harvest festival, observed in rural Bengal during the month of Agrahayan, celebrates the harvesting of the new Aman rice crop?
  20. Which annual winter celebration in downtown Dhaka is observed with the flying of kites?
  21. What is the three-day spring water and flower festival celebrated by the Chakma and indigenous peoples in the Chittagong Hill Tracts?
  22. Which indigenous autumn post-harvest Thanksgiving festival, characterized by beating hundred drums (Dama), is celebrated by the Garo people?
  23. What is the traditional water festival celebrated by the Marma community during the New Year in the Chittagong Hill Tracts?
  24. Which sport, known as ha-du-du in Bengal, is the national sport of Bangladesh?
  25. Which traditional wrestling tournament, popularised in the early 20th century by Abdul Jabbar Saodagor of Chittagong, is held on 12 Boishakh at Laldighi Maidan?

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