Eid shopping gains momentum in Jhenaidah. Photo : BSS

JHENAIDAH, March 22, 2025 (BSS) - 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's 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, "I have come to the market to buy clothes for my
children and the other family members."

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, "The prices of local clothes are
tolerable but the foreign-made clothes are a bit high."

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' 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' Association. The
business environment and the safety of the buyers are being considered
seriously.