Vakurta Artificial Jewelry Industry Cluster has been producing artificial jewelry for almost 20 years. It is located in Vakurta Union, Savar Upazila, including Vakurta, Uttor Para, Bot Tola, Hindu Vakurta, and Mogarakanda villages. The cluster has around 300 entrepreneurs and employs approximately 15,000 women and men, with women workers accounting for about 30 percent.

Various artificial traditional jewelry items are produced in the cluster in different external designs, including Pushpahar, Sita Har, Chandrahar, Champakali, Mohanmala, Sithir Jhapa, Kanpasha, Jhumka, Navaratna and Chokrobali, Naker Beshor Nath, Mantasha, Ratnachur, Komorer Bicha, Jhajhura Payel, and Tora etc. being the main ones. In the production of artificial jewelry, the cluster primarily uses materials such as brass, copper, silver, gold powder, dyes, molds, various types of stones, chemicals etc. The majority of the jewelry-making materials such as dyes, molds, solder, jewelry components, colors and chemicals are imported from India and China.

The Vakurta Artificial Jewelry Industry Cluster is located near the Turag River, close to the capital city, Dhaka. It is easily accessible by bus, which runs from Dhaka to Aminbazar, and then by bus, auto-rickshaw or CNG to the cluster.

Traders from various regions of the country come to the cluster to purchase jewelry and sell these throughout the country. Products from this cluster are supplied to almost all the marketplaces in Dhaka, including New Market, Chandni Chowk, and Gausia. In addition to that the larger market for jewelry made in this cluster is found in Gazipur, Narayanganj, Narshingdi, Munshiganj, Chittagong, Faridpur, Khulna, Bogra and other regions of northern Bangladesh. Some entrepreneurs in the cluster also export their products to countries like the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom.

With the support of SME Foundation, the Vakurta Artificial Jewelry Industry Cluster is engaged in various activities, including skill development of entrepreneurs, quality enhancement of products, business management, e-marketing, financial and banking services, and various training programs. In line with these initiatives, a website has been created for the cluster to showcase products online and facilitate communication between buyers and sellers. As a result, entrepreneurs can expand their business nationally and internationally, beyond the local market. It is worth mentioning that, with the initiative of the foundation, the entrepreneurs of the cluster participate in the annual National SME Product Fair and Heritage Handloom Festival.