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Real Tangail wins over fake Tangail any day of the week. Indians have pilfered many Bangladeshi items via fake GI theft – but this is the most egregious of them all. I mean LOL Tangail is in Bangladesh !! What moronic logic would make something Made in Bangladesh since eons an Indian product? Tangail sarees are made in Bangladesh, and purchased by Bangladeshis who are way richer than WB people. Just give up already.
This is pure evil and robbery by India. Robbing Bangladeshi cultures, really shame on you. Tangail is in Bangladesh and the sharee is originated in Tangai, Bangladesh years ago.
Real Tangail wins over fake Tangail any day of the week. Indians have pilfered many Bangladeshi items via fake GI theft – but this is the most egregious of them all. I mean LOL Tangail is in Bangladesh !! What moronic logic would make something Made in Bangladesh since eons an Indian product? Tangail sarees are made in Bangladesh, and purchased by Bangladeshis who are way richer than WB people. Just give up already.
This is pure evil and robbery by India. Robbing Bangladeshi cultures, really shame on you. Tangail is in Bangladesh and the sharee is originated in Tangai, Bangladesh years ago.