Researchers in Bangladesh have resurrected Dhaka muslin, a prized handloom-based fine cotton fabric, with a greater opportunity for commercial production. Production of the highly prized Mughal-era cloth, which could be passed through a finger ring, was suppressed by the British colonial rulers to promote their own machine-spun muslin and textiles in Indian and European markets. The Dhaka muslin, named after the Bangladeshi capital, was famous worldwide, especially in Europe in ...