Shopkeepers busy themselves arranging their products on display ahead of Eid Dhaka TribuneClothes of various colours and names were seen in most of the shops in Dhaka's New Market and Daakbangla Shopping Complex. The main attractions were lehengas, Baahubali, Katappa, Sampura, Sultan Suleiman, Reshmi Silk, Rakhibandhan, Khokababu-Boumoni Indian Panchu, and three-pieces.
Afsana Mimi, on the hunt for three-pieces, said: “Three-pieces are many times pricier this year compared to last year.”Also Read- Bangladeshi Eid shoppers spend billions of taka in India for Eid-ul-Fitr shopping
Afrin Zara, another teen, said: “I'm here with my mom. I'm planning on getting a Baahubali.” When asked why she wanted Baahubali, she said: “It's new, so that's why I want one.” These clothes have been named after the popular mega serial, Baahubali. Aklima, who was shopping at the Daakbangla Shopping Complex with her brother Asif Mahmud, bought a Baahubali with Tk4,500. She said: “All my friends are buying Baahubali. So I bought one as well.”
Markets bustle with Eid shoppers Dhaka TribuneManaging Director of Payel Garments told the Bangla Tribune: “The Eid market still hasn't warmed up, like it did last year. Now that going to India has become easier, we have lost a lot of richer clients. They are all shopping in India for Eid.”
Shopon Dutta, proprietor of New Market's New Colour Biponi Bitan, said: “Both customers and store owners are suffering because of load shedding.”
Afsana Akhter Mim, who had come from Shonadanga to shop at New Market, said: “Even with Tk3,000-4,000, I can't seem to afford any good quality clothes.”