JATRA BANGLADESH - Key Persons
Mahmud is the furniture-in charge of Jatra. All the furniture, that you experience at our shop, is curated under his surveillance. Mamun's dedication & professional approach toward his work, make him an integral part of our Jatra family.
Whenever you are roaming around our space, if you see a young guy with curly hair, sitting somewhere with a sketchbook and drawing some patterns, or moving around the customization studio and associating the artisans while creating a piece, then its Ankur, our head designer. His out of the box ideas and raw Bengali aesthetics work together in a wonderful way to create deaigns for your desired product.
Jatra is her ‘heart' child. She believes that there is no formula for creative businesses. Change being the only constant, she has learnt, unlearnt and is continuously rediscovering life through her journey with Jatra.
From the very beginning of JATRA, Bellal has been creating the Bamboo & Cane handwoven pieces and Hand Crafted Lamps to make your living more aesthetic. He also weaves recycled sari with jute to create authentic home products.
Rickshaw painting is being revived throughout the country because of artists like Gunai. He has quietly moved away from the rickshaw and painting the same patterns on just about anything. Traditional Rickshaw Art form of Bangladesh is his expertise. Since 2007, he has been hand painting the signature creations of JATRA in Rickshaw Art form.
Since 2009, Kolpona has been using her skill in sewing to create the trendsetting attires of JATRA.
Lila adds value to our products with her hereditary skills in Kantha stitch / hand stitch. Lila is one of those very few women, who overcame all the limitations that she had faced after being married and then being divorced, and decided to take care of herself and her mother all by herself with her expertise. Jatra feels proud to have someone brave like her.
Parvez has been working for JATRA since 2013. Folk fusion art form is his expertise. He is here to help you add color to your space.
Since 2007, Shahjahan has been creating unique patterns of outfits for Jatra's fashion ranges. He is a tailor and pattern master par excellence.
Whenever you come to visit Jatra, you would see a tidy lady at the counter with a shipshape smile on her face. Shilpi has been working for jatra for more than a decade. This silver-tongued lady associates our valuable customers to choose their desired products. No matter how troublesome the situation is, she never fails to make the customers feel like home.
Shiraj came to Dhaka at a very early age to look for work. Jatra could explore his talent in painting and thus decided to patronize this artwork. He has been working as a painting artisan for Jatra for many years and evaluating his expertise with the time.
Anwar is undoubtedly one of the most dedicated and early members of Jatra. He performs all his duties with Heartfelt care to keep Jatra neat and clean. Jatra is not considered as an office but home to this hardworking person.