Dhaka, April 22 -- Ishwardi (Pabna) Correspondent :

As gold prices increase uncontrollably, buyers in the jewelry business have decreased. Goldsmiths in Ishwardi are in dire straits. On the one hand, their income has stopped due to low sales. On the other hand, goldsmiths are changing their professions because they cannot find work. In this situation, more than a hundred craftsmen (goldsmiths) in Ishwardi are living in inhuman conditions. Their work has almost stopped for a long time. None of them are salaried. If they work, they get wages. Now all gold or silver work has almost stopped.Artisans mainly do the work ordered by jewelers and big shops. Some of them do various types of work including carving, stitching, design, and setting. A...