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	\| name = Aarong		\| name = Aarong
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			\| type = Retail Fashion Brand
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			\| industry = Design, sales of clothing, accessories, jewellery, home goods, development, economic empowerment of women
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			\| products = Clothing<br>Jewellery<br>Fabric<br>Non-textile craft<br>Leather goods<br>Footwear<br>Houseware
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⚫	] ginny dolls on sale at an Aarong ~~outlet~~]]
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	'''Aarong''' (]: আড়ং; meaning ''Village Fair'') is a ] ] chain specializing in ] ethnic wear and ]s. Aarong is a ] owned by the ] ] agency ]. It employs a vast network of female rural artisans in producing traditional textiles and crafts for the urban market. It operates 14 stores in six Bangladeshi cities.

			'''Aarong''' ({{langx\|bn\|আড়ং\|lit=Village Fair}}) is a social enterprise chain of ] ]s specializing in ] ethnic wear and ]s. It is owned by the ] ] agency ], and employs thousands of rural artisans across the country. It currently operates twenty-nine outlets in nine Bangladeshi metropolitan cities.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://bangladeshpost.net/posts/aarong-opens-its-29th-outlet-in-barishal-133758\|title=Aarong opens its 29th outlet\|website=bangladeshpost.net\|date=15 March 2024\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240423084101/https://bangladeshpost.net/posts/aarong-opens-its-29th-outlet-in-barishal-133758 \|archive-date=23 April 2024 }}</ref>
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			==Controversies==
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		⚫	] ginny dolls on sale at an Aarong store]]
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			] fined Tk4.5 lakh to ] outlet of Aarong and closed it for a day for selling same products in double price within a gap of five days. Following on a client's complaint that Aarong was selling a panjabi after nearly doubling its price, DNCRP officials visited the chain's flagship store on Jashimuddin Avenue at Uttara on 31 May 2019 and fined them after finding the allegation to be true. Monjur Mohammad Shahriar, deputy director of Directorate of National Consumers Rights Protection (DNCRP) led the drive but he was transferred later.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=http://www.theindependentbd.com/printversion/details/202195\|title=Aarong Uttara outlet fined, closed for 24hrs\|date=4 June 2019\|work=The Independent\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210805082701/http://www.theindependentbd.com/printversion/details/202195 \|access-date=9 June 2019\|archive-date=5 August 2021 }}</ref>

			Asif Mahtab, a part-time teacher of BRAC University<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://bangladeshpost.net/posts/controversy-over-inclusion-of-transgender-chapter-130070\|title=Controversy over inclusion of 'transgender' chapter\|website=bangladeshpost.net\|date=23 January 2024}}</ref> held a teacher's conference in January 2024 following the continuation of the textbook controversy in Bangladesh, demonstrated anti-] by tearing the pages of the seventh grade textbook.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/opinion/views/news/two-pages-ripped-entire-nation-torn-apart-3527246\|title=Two pages ripped, an entire nation torn apart\|first=Sadman\|last=Sakib\|date=24 January 2024\|website=]}}</ref> In response to this protest, BRAC University authorities fired Asif Mahtab.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.newagebd.net/article/223500/brac-univ-teacher-asif-terminated\|title=BRAC Univ teacher Asif terminated\|date=21 April 2024\|website=]}}</ref> When the incident went viral on social media, many criticized BRAC and called for a boycott of all ].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://en.somoynews.tv/news/2024-04-01/aarong-responds-to-criticism\|title=Aarong responds to criticism \|website=]\|date=1 April 2024}}</ref> In addition, the ] called for a boycott of Aarong and ] as part of the anti-transformation protest.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.benarnews.org/english/news/bengali/univ-fires-teacher-opposing-transgender-in-textbook-01222024152402.html\|title=Inclusion of transgender rights chapter in Bangladesh school textbooks sparks debate\|website=Benar News\|date=22 January 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://en.somoynews.tv/news/2024-01-23/a-1b8ae6ff8d\|title=Outrage at Mahtab's Dismissal: Students close BRAC University Gates\|website=]\|date=23 January 2024}}</ref>

			==References==
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Aarong

Company type	Retail Fashion Brand
Industry	Design, sales of clothing, accessories, jewellery, home goods, development, economic empowerment of women
Founded	Dhaka, Bangladesh (18 December 1978 (1978-12-18))
Founder	Ayesha Abed Martha Chen
Headquarters	Dhaka, Bangladesh
Area served	Bangladesh
Key people	Tamara Hasan Abed (Managing Director)
Products	Clothing Jewellery Fabric Non-textile craft Leather goods Footwear Houseware
Revenue	US 350 million (2018)
Parent	BRAC
Website	www.aarong.com

Aarong (Bengali: আড়ং, lit. 'Village Fair') is a social enterprise 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-nine outlets in nine Bangladeshi metropolitan cities.

Controversies

Directorate of National Consumers Rights Protection (DNCRP) fined Tk4.5 lakh to Uttara outlet of Aarong and closed it for a day for selling same products in double price within a gap of five days. Following on a client's complaint that Aarong was selling a panjabi after nearly doubling its price, DNCRP officials visited the chain's flagship store on Jashimuddin Avenue at Uttara on 31 May 2019 and fined them after finding the allegation to be true. Monjur Mohammad Shahriar, deputy director of Directorate of National Consumers Rights Protection (DNCRP) led the drive but he was transferred later.

Asif Mahtab, a part-time teacher of BRAC University held a teacher's conference in January 2024 following the continuation of the textbook controversy in Bangladesh, demonstrated anti-transgenderism by tearing the pages of the seventh grade textbook. In response to this protest, BRAC University authorities fired Asif Mahtab. When the incident went viral on social media, many criticized BRAC and called for a boycott of all BRAC-related products and services. In addition, the Islami Andolan Bangladesh called for a boycott of Aarong and Brac University as part of the anti-transformation protest.

References

"Aarong opens its 29th outlet". bangladeshpost.net. 15 March 2024. Archived from the original on 23 April 2024.
"Aarong Uttara outlet fined, closed for 24hrs". The Independent. 4 June 2019. Archived from the original on 5 August 2021. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
"Controversy over inclusion of 'transgender' chapter". bangladeshpost.net. 23 January 2024.
Sakib, Sadman (24 January 2024). "Two pages ripped, an entire nation torn apart". The Daily Star.
"BRAC Univ teacher Asif terminated". New Age. 21 April 2024.
"Aarong responds to criticism". Somoy TV. 1 April 2024.
"Inclusion of transgender rights chapter in Bangladesh school textbooks sparks debate". Benar News. 22 January 2024.
"Outrage at Mahtab's Dismissal: Students close BRAC University Gates". Somoy TV. 23 January 2024.

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