With approaching of the holy Eid-ul-Fitr, sales in different shopping malls and roadside markets in the district are gaining momentum.
Different markets in the district are bustling on the occasion as the sale of clothes, cosmetics, ornaments and grocery products has started in full swing.
The tailors who make clothes have increased their activity and people of different income groups are busy with Eid shopping for their family and friends.
A large number of customers were thronging different markets from morning till midnight to buy their desired outfits. Almost all the shops were decorated with colourful lights, banners and festoons giving the city a festive look.
The shopping malls of Sayadatia Complex, Munshi Market and Post Office intersection in the district town are crowded with buyers. The crowd of buyers starts increasing in the afternoon.
Shopkeepers are seen spending their busy time in the shopping malls of the district town including Samabaya Super Market, Munshi Market and Jinnah Super Market.
As it鈥檚 the month of Ramadan, a new dimension has been added to the arrangement of Iftar along with handling customers. Shopkeepers and employees have been busy arranging Iftar since after Asr prayers.
After Iftar, shopping is in full swing. A crowd of low-income people has been seen in Pipilika Market, Krishi College Market and Zilla Parishad Market.
Many are buying their favorite clothes from these shops according to their ability. In addition to buying clothes to put a smile on the faces of all family members, the crowd of customers has increased in cosmetics, jewelry, shoes, sandals, and tailor shops.
Apart from the district town, Eid shopping is going on in full swing in Kaliganj, Kotchandpur, Maheshpur, Shailkupa and Harinakundu upazila towns.
The marginalized people of the village are also flocking to the shops to buy new clothes, ornaments and decorative items according to their ability.
Shoppers have gathered in the markets of the district including Dakbangla, Khalishpur, Hat Gopalpur, Barobazar, Narikel Bariya, Garaganj, Bhatai and Hat Fazilpur.
Shopper Sabina Khatun said, 鈥業 have come to the market to buy clothes for my children and the other family members.鈥�
The gathering of buyers is increasing everyday as the date of the holy Eid-ul-Fitr is approaching. The customers from the rural areas have been gathering at different markets in the district during day time and people from the district town have been gathering after Iftar.
Another shopper Matiur Rahman said, 鈥楾he prices of local clothes are tolerable but the foreign-made clothes are a bit high.鈥�
Buyer Hosne Ara Begum said that in previous years, there was a boom in Indian and Pakistani clothes and buyers were forced to pay higher prices to buy those clothes but this year there is less interest in buying foreign clothes.
The prices of clothes, cosmetics and decorative items in the market are not very high.
Anwarul Islam Badsha, president of the District Shop Owners鈥� Association, said the sale is going on in a festive atmosphere. People are buying clothes of their choice according to their needs.
The overall monitoring is being done by the Shop Owners鈥� Association. The business environment and the safety of the buyers are being considered seriously.