Sylhet Bureau :
Makeshift shops on Sylhet city footpaths are witnessing a brisk business ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr. The low-income people are thronging to those shops.
Footpaths beside the busy roads of Sylhet city areas including Bandarbazar, Zindabazar, Surma Point, Amborkhana, Station road, Railwaygate are the main spots for such shops.
A segment of lower middle class people have also opting for footpath shops this year due to excessive price hike of commodities and apparel products while the well-off buyers are crowding to posh markets.
Besides, a number of hawkers and vendors were found selling their products in front of Sylhet Zila parishad and Court point area by commissioning their shops on the streets, as the footpaths have already been occupied by other hawkers and vendors. Hawkers and vendors occupied the footpaths and commissioned their make-shift shops, leaving no space for the movements of pedestrians.
Buyers at the makeshift shops said they had no option left other than coming to these shops for buying different items to make their near and dear ones smiling before the largest religious festival of the country.
The makeshift shop owners said people, who seasonally come to Sylhet city from different areas to earn some extra bucks to support their families are their main customers. The merchandises range from panjabi to shirt, pant, sharee, three piece, shoe, perfumes and sunglass, among others. At footpath shops, a panjabi is available between Tk 200 to Tk 500, shirt from Tk 150 to Tk 400, shoes and sandals between Tk 150 and Tk 400.
Anwar Ali, a rickshaw puller, resident of Bagbari area in the city, was seen haggling with a shop owner on the footpath of Clay Road area on Monday. ‘Prices of clothes are almost double this year. I do not know how I will make my family members happy,’ said Anwar.
Mina Khatun, in the Sylhet city said she came to Bandarbazaar area to see for herself as the prices of clothes as she has yet to get her monthly salary and Eid bonus. She said, ‘She will draw a very little amount of salary but could not bring herself to say how much she will get. Prices are so high and I am not sure whether I will be able to buy new clothes for my three children,’ frustrated Mina said.
As there is no specific place in the city to run their business, the hawkers sell their goods on streets and footpaths which make severe gridlocks some areas, resulting to the increased number of number of pick-pocketing, snatching, mugging and other crimes in the city. Although traffic police are deployed at different busy points but they most often fail to control the unruly easy-bikes and rickshaw-pullers. Some shop owners have expressed their satisfactions over sales and expect a bona fide sale is likely to catch up in the last moment when all professionals will receive Eid bonus.
Some shop owners said, ‘The markets in Sylhet city have remained been open 24 hours since the first day of incumbent week. Power supply situation improved a lot with a very little load shedding taking place, we will continue our sales round the clock till the Eid day.’
Staff Reporter from Kishoreganj reports: The Holy-Eid-ul -Fitr, one of the major religious festivals of the Muslims is knocking at the door and shopping has gained momentum with great rush in the markets of Kishoreganj town.
Thousands of people are purchasing items of their own choice with huge enthusiasm despite spinal of prices of all kinds of clothes that last year.
Shop owners are selling their commons (old items) giving discount and all attractive advertisement Kishoeganj town dwellers are purchasing different type of cloths.
Anowara Super Market, Bhuiyan Super Market, Poura Market, Isha Khan Shoping Mall, Nirala Plaza, Shamsuddin Shopping, Rahamania Plaza, Kabir Laskor Plaza, Rothkhola, Top Ten Shopping Mall, Manik Kazi Shopping, Alokaloy, Shaha Market, Umbrella Shopping Market, Terriputti, Jamal Market, Jalsa Shopping, New Market, Gourango Bazar, Bara-Bazar, Isha Khan road, Bata Bazar, Hossendi Complex, Cadate Iqbal Shopping are crowded with people.
Beside imitation jewelary fair has been going Gourango Bazar and Teriputti Traffic Police were also seen struggling to take the situtions at main road and shopping malls points.
RAB , police, Ansar are vigilant on the road and markets areas to check mugging snatching eve teasing and other unlawful activities.
Dupchanchia (Bogura) Correspondent says: With a few days left for the holy Ed-ul-Fitr, one of the biggest religious festivals of the Muslims, the shopping has started gaining momentum here amid huge supply of consumer goods and enthusiasm among the people for buying. All the town markets are seen busy now to sell their commodities to the shoppers. Customers are thronging the shopping centers from morning till midnight
The buying spree is likely to continue till the last day of the holy Ramadan. With the rise in the number of buyers, traffic jam in the town’s busy market places, road side makeshift markets and intersections, particularly in front of shopping centers, have become acute.
Retail prices of children, men’s and women’s wear both countries made and foreign especially Indian, rose by 20 to 25 per cent than the previous year. Markets have been decorated with some of their gates being illuminated with coloured neon signs.
Small shops are found more crowded than the big shopping malls. Buyers in larger numbers mostly women and children, are crowding the shopping centers before and after the Iftar.
Prices of different varieties of clothes, particularly cotton, silk and synthetic have registered a sharp rise although the shops are almost full of a variety of garments.
Most of the rich buyers are crowding different big shopping centers while the middle-income group people are seen purchasing their desired items from the markets.
The shopkeepers are yet not happy with their present sale and the profit being earned from the purchasers. We become happy as extortion has almost been disappeared from the town markets due for strict vigilance by the law enforcing agencies.
BSS from Rajshahi adds: On the eve of holy Eid-ul-Fitr, one of the largest religious festivals for the Muslims, shopping in the silk shops and showrooms has gained momentum.
The fashion passionate people use silk wears during Eid festival in this region which is famous for quality silk production.
Silk fabrics, weaved and designed by local artisans, are on huge demand in the Eid markets of the city, with the affluent people rushing to the city silk showrooms every day.
With attraction of eye-catching colour and design of the silk wears, a large number of people irrespective of age and sex especially the adolescents are humming towards the showrooms to collect their best choice. As a result, employees of the silk factories are passing their busiest times both on days and at night. Silk factories in the BSCIC are also operating round the clock.
According to the sources concerned, silk wears valued at around Tk 35-40 crore are likely to be sold during the current Eid season.
Varieties of silk clothes namely Bolakakar Chupi, Sui-Sutakatan, Kotisilk, Joyashri, Silk Katan, Water Katan, Jamdanikatan, Borkatan, Dupiana, Jhornakatan, shari, three piece, orna, panjabi-paijama, shirt, fatua and scarf are on display in every shop and showroom to attract the buyers.
The well off buyers are also selecting and purchasing their best choice whatever its price is while the middle and low-income groups are seen bargaining with the sellers.
All the factories at BSCIC Estate are operating day and night and the laborers are passing their sleepless night ahead of the Eid festival.
Some five silk manufacturers like Sapura Silk, Usha Silk, Rajshahi Silk Fashion, Amena Silk and Mohananda Silk are doing their brisk business after taking advantages of the Eid market. They also arranged and assembled new designs and colours this season.
The rich people are going to Sapura Silk Industrial Area to buy silk products. Sellers said the number of silk products buyers has increased as the Eid is knocking at the door.
Saidur Rahman, Showroom in-charge of Sapura Silk, told BSS that katoar design shari on muslin is their greatest attraction for this Eid. Different designs of saris are priced from Tk 3,800 to Tk 1,45,000.
He said keeping in mind the choices of the customers, varieties of saris, punjabees, three-piece and children’s dresses were assembled at the showrooms.
Usha Silk has also brought new designed panjabi with stripe art on silk which is being sold at Tk 2,000 to Tk 7,500 per piece.
Nur Alam Bulbul, showroom in-charge of Usha Silk, said their saries are being sold at Taka 1,250 to Taka 45,500 and the three-pieces are priced at Tk 2,000 to Tk 75,500.Liakat Ali, President of Bangladesh Silk Industry Owners Association, laid emphasis on elevating the sector for saving huge hard-earned foreign currencies which are spent for import of the silk yarn.
He said the issue of the consumers’ demands should be given priority. “The glorious silk sector is now facing an embarrassing situation due to excessive price of foreign silk yarn and decline of local production,” he added.
He said the sector needs initiatives to retain the skilled laborers, especially the rearers, weavers and printers in the profession in the greater interest of the sector. Liakat Ali laid stress on proper use of varieties plant and modern technologies at the growers’ level that is very essential to attain cherished goals in this field.
He mentioned that increased domestic production of yarn can help revitalize the traditional silk sector.
Makeshift shops on Sylhet city footpaths are witnessing a brisk business ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr. The low-income people are thronging to those shops.
Footpaths beside the busy roads of Sylhet city areas including Bandarbazar, Zindabazar, Surma Point, Amborkhana, Station road, Railwaygate are the main spots for such shops.
A segment of lower middle class people have also opting for footpath shops this year due to excessive price hike of commodities and apparel products while the well-off buyers are crowding to posh markets.
Besides, a number of hawkers and vendors were found selling their products in front of Sylhet Zila parishad and Court point area by commissioning their shops on the streets, as the footpaths have already been occupied by other hawkers and vendors. Hawkers and vendors occupied the footpaths and commissioned their make-shift shops, leaving no space for the movements of pedestrians.
Buyers at the makeshift shops said they had no option left other than coming to these shops for buying different items to make their near and dear ones smiling before the largest religious festival of the country.
The makeshift shop owners said people, who seasonally come to Sylhet city from different areas to earn some extra bucks to support their families are their main customers. The merchandises range from panjabi to shirt, pant, sharee, three piece, shoe, perfumes and sunglass, among others. At footpath shops, a panjabi is available between Tk 200 to Tk 500, shirt from Tk 150 to Tk 400, shoes and sandals between Tk 150 and Tk 400.
Anwar Ali, a rickshaw puller, resident of Bagbari area in the city, was seen haggling with a shop owner on the footpath of Clay Road area on Monday. ‘Prices of clothes are almost double this year. I do not know how I will make my family members happy,’ said Anwar.
Mina Khatun, in the Sylhet city said she came to Bandarbazaar area to see for herself as the prices of clothes as she has yet to get her monthly salary and Eid bonus. She said, ‘She will draw a very little amount of salary but could not bring herself to say how much she will get. Prices are so high and I am not sure whether I will be able to buy new clothes for my three children,’ frustrated Mina said.
As there is no specific place in the city to run their business, the hawkers sell their goods on streets and footpaths which make severe gridlocks some areas, resulting to the increased number of number of pick-pocketing, snatching, mugging and other crimes in the city. Although traffic police are deployed at different busy points but they most often fail to control the unruly easy-bikes and rickshaw-pullers. Some shop owners have expressed their satisfactions over sales and expect a bona fide sale is likely to catch up in the last moment when all professionals will receive Eid bonus.
Some shop owners said, ‘The markets in Sylhet city have remained been open 24 hours since the first day of incumbent week. Power supply situation improved a lot with a very little load shedding taking place, we will continue our sales round the clock till the Eid day.’
Staff Reporter from Kishoreganj reports: The Holy-Eid-ul -Fitr, one of the major religious festivals of the Muslims is knocking at the door and shopping has gained momentum with great rush in the markets of Kishoreganj town.
Thousands of people are purchasing items of their own choice with huge enthusiasm despite spinal of prices of all kinds of clothes that last year.
Shop owners are selling their commons (old items) giving discount and all attractive advertisement Kishoeganj town dwellers are purchasing different type of cloths.
Anowara Super Market, Bhuiyan Super Market, Poura Market, Isha Khan Shoping Mall, Nirala Plaza, Shamsuddin Shopping, Rahamania Plaza, Kabir Laskor Plaza, Rothkhola, Top Ten Shopping Mall, Manik Kazi Shopping, Alokaloy, Shaha Market, Umbrella Shopping Market, Terriputti, Jamal Market, Jalsa Shopping, New Market, Gourango Bazar, Bara-Bazar, Isha Khan road, Bata Bazar, Hossendi Complex, Cadate Iqbal Shopping are crowded with people.
Beside imitation jewelary fair has been going Gourango Bazar and Teriputti Traffic Police were also seen struggling to take the situtions at main road and shopping malls points.
RAB , police, Ansar are vigilant on the road and markets areas to check mugging snatching eve teasing and other unlawful activities.
Dupchanchia (Bogura) Correspondent says: With a few days left for the holy Ed-ul-Fitr, one of the biggest religious festivals of the Muslims, the shopping has started gaining momentum here amid huge supply of consumer goods and enthusiasm among the people for buying. All the town markets are seen busy now to sell their commodities to the shoppers. Customers are thronging the shopping centers from morning till midnight
The buying spree is likely to continue till the last day of the holy Ramadan. With the rise in the number of buyers, traffic jam in the town’s busy market places, road side makeshift markets and intersections, particularly in front of shopping centers, have become acute.
Retail prices of children, men’s and women’s wear both countries made and foreign especially Indian, rose by 20 to 25 per cent than the previous year. Markets have been decorated with some of their gates being illuminated with coloured neon signs.
Small shops are found more crowded than the big shopping malls. Buyers in larger numbers mostly women and children, are crowding the shopping centers before and after the Iftar.
Prices of different varieties of clothes, particularly cotton, silk and synthetic have registered a sharp rise although the shops are almost full of a variety of garments.
Most of the rich buyers are crowding different big shopping centers while the middle-income group people are seen purchasing their desired items from the markets.
The shopkeepers are yet not happy with their present sale and the profit being earned from the purchasers. We become happy as extortion has almost been disappeared from the town markets due for strict vigilance by the law enforcing agencies.
BSS from Rajshahi adds: On the eve of holy Eid-ul-Fitr, one of the largest religious festivals for the Muslims, shopping in the silk shops and showrooms has gained momentum.
The fashion passionate people use silk wears during Eid festival in this region which is famous for quality silk production.
Silk fabrics, weaved and designed by local artisans, are on huge demand in the Eid markets of the city, with the affluent people rushing to the city silk showrooms every day.
With attraction of eye-catching colour and design of the silk wears, a large number of people irrespective of age and sex especially the adolescents are humming towards the showrooms to collect their best choice. As a result, employees of the silk factories are passing their busiest times both on days and at night. Silk factories in the BSCIC are also operating round the clock.
According to the sources concerned, silk wears valued at around Tk 35-40 crore are likely to be sold during the current Eid season.
Varieties of silk clothes namely Bolakakar Chupi, Sui-Sutakatan, Kotisilk, Joyashri, Silk Katan, Water Katan, Jamdanikatan, Borkatan, Dupiana, Jhornakatan, shari, three piece, orna, panjabi-paijama, shirt, fatua and scarf are on display in every shop and showroom to attract the buyers.
The well off buyers are also selecting and purchasing their best choice whatever its price is while the middle and low-income groups are seen bargaining with the sellers.
All the factories at BSCIC Estate are operating day and night and the laborers are passing their sleepless night ahead of the Eid festival.
Some five silk manufacturers like Sapura Silk, Usha Silk, Rajshahi Silk Fashion, Amena Silk and Mohananda Silk are doing their brisk business after taking advantages of the Eid market. They also arranged and assembled new designs and colours this season.
The rich people are going to Sapura Silk Industrial Area to buy silk products. Sellers said the number of silk products buyers has increased as the Eid is knocking at the door.
Saidur Rahman, Showroom in-charge of Sapura Silk, told BSS that katoar design shari on muslin is their greatest attraction for this Eid. Different designs of saris are priced from Tk 3,800 to Tk 1,45,000.
He said keeping in mind the choices of the customers, varieties of saris, punjabees, three-piece and children’s dresses were assembled at the showrooms.
Usha Silk has also brought new designed panjabi with stripe art on silk which is being sold at Tk 2,000 to Tk 7,500 per piece.
Nur Alam Bulbul, showroom in-charge of Usha Silk, said their saries are being sold at Taka 1,250 to Taka 45,500 and the three-pieces are priced at Tk 2,000 to Tk 75,500.Liakat Ali, President of Bangladesh Silk Industry Owners Association, laid emphasis on elevating the sector for saving huge hard-earned foreign currencies which are spent for import of the silk yarn.
He said the issue of the consumers’ demands should be given priority. “The glorious silk sector is now facing an embarrassing situation due to excessive price of foreign silk yarn and decline of local production,” he added.
He said the sector needs initiatives to retain the skilled laborers, especially the rearers, weavers and printers in the profession in the greater interest of the sector. Liakat Ali laid stress on proper use of varieties plant and modern technologies at the growers’ level that is very essential to attain cherished goals in this field.
He mentioned that increased domestic production of yarn can help revitalize the traditional silk sector.
