Tangail is a place in Bangladesh…that’s the birthplace of tangail cotton saree. It is basically a simplification of Jamdani cotton art having a fine soft feeling. Weavers from Tangail region of then East Bengal migrated to different parts of West Bengal and settled in places like Fulia, Santipur, Nabadwip in Nadia District, Samudragarh, Dhatrigram, Kalna etc. in Burdwan Disitrict, Gangarampur , Balurghat in D. Dinajpur and they continued their weaving profession for production of Tangail Sarees.