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Aarong (Bengali: আড়ং, lit. 'Village Fair') is a chain of Bangladeshi department stores specializing in Bengali ethnic wear and handicrafts. It is owned by the non-profit development agency BRAC, and employs thousands of rural artisans across the country. It currently operates twenty-one outlets in nine Bangladeshi metropolitan cities. The organization was established in 1978. Aarong operates production units in rural and semi-urban areas as a part of its social enterprise model and provides the market linkage through its own retail outlets.

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  • Aarong (en)
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  • Aarong (Bengali: আড়ং, lit. 'Village Fair') is a chain of Bangladeshi department stores specializing in Bengali ethnic wear and handicrafts. It is owned by the non-profit development agency BRAC, and employs thousands of rural artisans across the country. It currently operates twenty-one outlets in nine Bangladeshi metropolitan cities. The organization was established in 1978. Aarong operates production units in rural and semi-urban areas as a part of its social enterprise model and provides the market linkage through its own retail outlets. (en)
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  • Aarong (en)
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  • Aarong (en)
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  • Bangladesh (en)
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  • Dhaka, Bangladesh (en)
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  • Design, sales of clothing, accessories, jewellery, home goods, development, economic empowerment of women (en)
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  • Rajesh Khajuria, Chief of Design and Product Development (en)
  • Mohammad Ashraful Alam, Chief Operating Office (en)
  • Sasi Kumar, Head of Operation, AAF, (en)
  • Tamara Hasan Abed, Managing Director (en)
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  • Bangladesh (en)
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  • Clothing (en)
  • Footwear (en)
  • Jewellery (en)
  • Leather goods (en)
  • Fabric (en)
  • Houseware (en)
  • Non-textile craft (en)
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  • Retail Fashion Brand (en)
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  • Aarong (Bengali: আড়ং, lit. 'Village Fair') is a chain of Bangladeshi department stores specializing in Bengali ethnic wear and handicrafts. It is owned by the non-profit development agency BRAC, and employs thousands of rural artisans across the country. It currently operates twenty-one outlets in nine Bangladeshi metropolitan cities. The organization was established in 1978. Aarong operates production units in rural and semi-urban areas as a part of its social enterprise model and provides the market linkage through its own retail outlets. (en)
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