Bronze

Like many houses in the vicinity, this huge building was built by Sukanta's ancestors with the money from the bronze and brass business. According to him it was built at the beginning of the 20th Century (Bangla year 1307). Photo: Noor-A-Alam
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A 200-year-old bronze and brass business in a century-old house

Sukanta Banik and his mother Rani Banik maintain their family’s 200-year-old bronze and brass business in their 120-year-old house in Dhamrai. Ancient terracotta railings and kori-borga style...

General view shows the University of Cambridge, Britain, October 1, 2020. Photo :Reuters
Europe

Cambridge college returns looted Bronze to Nigeria, setting precedent

Businesses in Dhamrai have shifted their focus from making tableware and crockery made of brass and bronze to decorative pieces made of the same which have more domestic and global demand. Photo: TBS
Economy

Major shift in Dhamrai’s heritage bronze and brass industries 

Bronze and brass design artists on the verge of extinction
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Bronze and brass design artists on the verge of extinction