The New Nation - Internet Edition

BSS, Narayanganj

The shopping centres and hawkers market here are now in the Eid and Puja Shopping merriment as the two festivals are getting nearer.

The great festivals of the Muslims and the Hindu communities are expected to be celebrated within the same week in the month of October next. So the people of these two communities are now busy in buying their attires of their choice despite their limited income.

The middle income group people have cut down their budget while the well to do section have almost completed the shopping.

The wealthy section who are in search of latest fashion in design and colour are crowding shopping malls like Al Joynal

Plaza, Sayam Plaza, Hoque Jewellery Super Market, Barshan Super Market, DIT Market and Chashara Cooperative Market. While the middle and poorer section of the society are rushing at Chashara Hawker's Market, Siha handicrafts fair at Shaheed Zia Hall, Tanbazar Municipal Market and Kalir Bazar New Market.

This year, Narayanganj Paurasabha and the district administration have jointly given permission to about two thousand floating hawkers to set up makeshift shops on foot paths stretching one kilometer long from Chashara to Netaiganj to run business during the Eid and Puja season.

Rahmat Ali 40, a hawker at Chashara expressed satisfaction over the decision of the administration for giving the permission for running their business on the eve of Eid-ul-Fitr and Durga Puja.

Of the Eid-attires women prefer saree in the list of their demand while panjabi and fatua are for male. Abdur Rahman 50, a salesman at Al Joynal Plaza said three piece Mugl-e-Azam embroidered with golden coloured thread is recent demand of college and university students which is being sold between Taka 2,500 and 5,000. Jamdani saree of Mirpur and Rupganj area are being sold between Taka 2,000 to 7,000 per piece.

Afroza Khanom 20, a third year honours student of Narayanganj Mohila Government College, who came to Chashara Cooperative Super Market accompanying her mother this morning said that she has a choice for 'Anarkoli' three piece for its rich design and embroidery. She said her mother agreed to buy it for her at any price.

Khadi Punjabi from Comilla is being sold at Taka 300 to 500

The shopping malls have been illuminated and selling and buying spree is going on till 12 midnight. The town has been brought under security net as special police force and RAB personnel are patrolling in the town to maintain law and order.