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JHENAIDAH, Mar 20, 2025 (BSS) - Eid shopping in the district is bustling on the occasion of the holy Eid-ul-Fitr as the sales of clothes, cosmetics, ornaments and grocery products have started in full-swing. 

The tailors who make clothes have increased their activity. People of different income groups are busy with Eid shopping for their family members. The city's big markets, shopping malls and establishments have been decorated with colourful lighting ahead of the Eid. The festive atmosphere has spread across the city. 

It was seen on the ground that the shopping malls of Sayadatia Complex, Munshi Market and Post Office intersection in the district town are overflowing with customers. The crowd of buyers starts increasing in the afternoon. Although the number of customers is less during the day time due to heat, their presence increases in the shopping malls and shops in the evening. 

Shopkeepers are spending a busy time in the shopping malls of the district city including Samabaya Super Market, Munshi Market, Jinnah Super Market. Since it is the month of Ramadan, a new dimension has been added to the Iftar arrangements besides handling customers. Shopkeepers and employees have been busy organizing Iftar after Asr prayers. After Iftar, the shopping starts in full-swing. 

A crowd of low-income people has been observed in Pipilika Market, Krishi College Market and Zilla Parishad Markets. Many are buying their favorite clothes from these shops according to their financial 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. 

They are also seen in spice and grocery stores. The upcoming holy Eid-ul-Fitr is still a long way off. Nevertheless, the Eid atmosphere seems to have spread in the brick-and-mortar city. 

Apart from the district town, Eid shopping has also been rampant in Kaliganj, Kotchandpur, Maheshpur, Shailkupa and Harinakundu upazila towns. 

The marginalized people of the village are flocking to the shops to buy new clothes, ornaments and decorative items according to their ability. 

In addition, Eid shopping has been rampant in the markets established in the big markets of the district including Dakbangla, Khalishpur, Hat Gopalpur, Barobazar, Narikel Bariya, Garaganj, Bhatai, Hatfazilpur. Tailors are struggling to make clothes in the last few days. 

Buyer Sabina Khatun said, “I have come to shop for the children and elderly of the family. Seeing children and elderly family members celebrating Eid with smiles on their faces makes us happy on Eid. We were also young once. Now we are trying to fulfill our family responsibilities.” 

Another buyer named Matiur Rahman said, “I feel good shopping this year. The prices are tolerable. The prices of foreign clothes are a bit high. However, the prices of domestic clothes are within our reach.” 

A middle-aged female buyer named Hosne Ara Begum said that in other years, there was a boom in Indian and Pakistani clothes. 

Buyers were forced to pay higher prices to buy those clothes. This time, there is less interest in buying foreign clothes. The prices of clothes, cosmetics, and accessories in the market are not very high, she said. 

Munshi Market shopkeeper Palash Hossain said that sales at ready-made garment stores are high. The sales at “than/gauge clothes” (un-stretched clothes) and three-piece shops decrease when the Eid is approaching. This is because tailors do not come at the last minute to take orders for new clothes. Overall, the environment is good this year, he said. 

Kamrul Islam, a sales representative of Naureen Fashion, said that during the month of Ramadan, it is extremely hot during the day. Due to this, there is less crowd of buyers during the day, he said adding sales increase at night and continue until 10 pm. Prices are within reach this time according to the quality of the clothes, he added. 

Anwarul Islam Badsha, President of the Jhenaidah District Shop Owners Association, said that the sale and purchase is going on in a festive atmosphere. People are buying clothes of their choice according to their needs. Overall monitoring is being done by the Shop Owners Association. The business environment and the safety of the customers are being considered seriously, he said.