Anisul Islam Noor :
Eid shopping is reaching climax in the capital with each passing day, witnessing heavy charge of buyers in almost all markets and shopping centers. On the other hand, shopkeepers appear very happy because of pleasing sales all day long, particularly after Iftar.
Of the shopping malls; New Market, Gausia, Rapa Plaza, Metro Shopping Mall, Basundhara City Shopping Mall, Mouchak Market, Fortuna, Muscut Plaza, Rajluxmi Market, different boutique shops on both sides of Banani Road No. 11 and Mirpur are most crowded.
Buyers, both males and females, main choices are sari, salwar kamiz, panjabi, caps, shoes, sandals, cosmetics, jewellery, furniture and home decoration items.
Sharmin Ara, resident of Mirpur, purchased a set of dress for her eight years old son for Tk1400. The price is slightly higher compared with last year’s, she said.
Variety of price in sari is seen in the New Markets and Gausia areas at a range of Tk800 to Tk11,000. Panjabi is also selling at Tk600 to Tk8, 000 only.
Ronald Thomas, General Manager of Vasavi Fashion at Gulshan, said, customers are gradually coming to buy products of their choice.
“This year most of the fashion houses have been ready to cater their customers during the Ramadan and the Eid-ul-Fitr,” said Khalid Mahmood Khan, owner of Popular Boutique Kay Kraft.
The traders are expecting good business, as there is no political unrest right now.
Shop owner Sobhan Sikder of Old Dhaka’s Sharif Market, said, “New design and new arrival dresses attract buyers most,” he said
It was the same scene at Gausia Market, a popular shopping hub for middle class women, where shoppers gather in large groups during Ramadan.
Engineer Mustafa Hossain, who had been to Rapa Plaza in Dhanmandi for shopping, said that he he spent Tk. 40 thousand for purchasing apparels last year, but this year it will not be possible to buy similar number of items because of higher prices.
Farida Yasmin, a school teacher talking to this correspondent at Bailey Road in front of a saree shop said that she bought only three pieces of sarees for relatives as against ten pieces last year. She blamed high prices and traffic hazard for purchasing lesser number of saris.
Eid shopping is reaching climax in the capital with each passing day, witnessing heavy charge of buyers in almost all markets and shopping centers. On the other hand, shopkeepers appear very happy because of pleasing sales all day long, particularly after Iftar.
Of the shopping malls; New Market, Gausia, Rapa Plaza, Metro Shopping Mall, Basundhara City Shopping Mall, Mouchak Market, Fortuna, Muscut Plaza, Rajluxmi Market, different boutique shops on both sides of Banani Road No. 11 and Mirpur are most crowded.
Buyers, both males and females, main choices are sari, salwar kamiz, panjabi, caps, shoes, sandals, cosmetics, jewellery, furniture and home decoration items.
Sharmin Ara, resident of Mirpur, purchased a set of dress for her eight years old son for Tk1400. The price is slightly higher compared with last year’s, she said.
Variety of price in sari is seen in the New Markets and Gausia areas at a range of Tk800 to Tk11,000. Panjabi is also selling at Tk600 to Tk8, 000 only.
Ronald Thomas, General Manager of Vasavi Fashion at Gulshan, said, customers are gradually coming to buy products of their choice.
“This year most of the fashion houses have been ready to cater their customers during the Ramadan and the Eid-ul-Fitr,” said Khalid Mahmood Khan, owner of Popular Boutique Kay Kraft.
The traders are expecting good business, as there is no political unrest right now.
Shop owner Sobhan Sikder of Old Dhaka’s Sharif Market, said, “New design and new arrival dresses attract buyers most,” he said
It was the same scene at Gausia Market, a popular shopping hub for middle class women, where shoppers gather in large groups during Ramadan.
Engineer Mustafa Hossain, who had been to Rapa Plaza in Dhanmandi for shopping, said that he he spent Tk. 40 thousand for purchasing apparels last year, but this year it will not be possible to buy similar number of items because of higher prices.
Farida Yasmin, a school teacher talking to this correspondent at Bailey Road in front of a saree shop said that she bought only three pieces of sarees for relatives as against ten pieces last year. She blamed high prices and traffic hazard for purchasing lesser number of saris.
