Bangladesh is one of the important suppliers of handicrafts to the world market. The Bangladeshi handicrafts industry is highly labor intensive and is a cottage-based industry. It is highly decentralized, being spread all over the country in rural and urban areas. Artisans not only work on full time but there are numerous artisans who are engaged in crafts work on part time basis. The industry provides employment to over 3 million artisans who include a large number of women and people belonging to the weaker sections of the society. Rooted deeply in the long heritage of the land, it grew gradually over centuries representing the rich, unique traditions of the soil, its people and their distinctive culture. The nourishing factors that helped the sector flourish is love of the artisans for their craft, coupled with their untiring effort to survive against odds. Of late, however facilitating services offered by the public and various private agencies to organize and strengthen the sector have paved the way for better and efficient performance of the sector. This has definitely resulted in an integrated and structured approach toward production and marketing and today the handicraft industry of Bangladesh look much well organized then it was a decade back. However, there is no denying the fact that despite considerable advancement, potential of the sector still appears largely unexplored and a bulk of the resources untapped. Innovative adaptation is yet to reach a satisfactory level. Beside the supply side constraints, dearth of technology and inadequate export marketing drive continue to be the main impediments for speedy growth of the industry.