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Eid shopping gains momentum in Comilla
Our Correspondent
Published :Sunday, 3 July, 2016,  Time : 12:00 AM  View Count : 15
COMILLA, July 2: Eid shopping has gained a momentum in the district.
People have started rushing to the shopping centres to purchase cloths as the Eid-ul-fitr, one of the greatest religious festivals of the Muslims, is drawing near.
The customers throng the different markets of the city everyday. Following the rush of customers, the shopping establishments remain open even on holidays including Friday.
This year it seems the law and order situation has been improved as the law-enforcers have given tightened security to all shopping malls in the city.
The tailors have stopped taking orders. Anisur Rahman, owner of Ananda Tailor of Comilla Samabaye Market said he has employed three extra hands to tackle the situation.
The markets of Comilla have abundant stocks of goods. These goods vary from luxurious to household essential items. The showrooms of the shops have been decorated with attractive display of goods. There is ample supply of foreign goods in the markets.
Huge Indian goods are flooding the Comilla markets by crossing the border illegally to meet the taste and demand of Eid shoppers.
Saris, rice, sugar, onion, motor parts, spices, glamorous Eid cards, books, aromatic and cosmetics and many other items are entering the bordering areas. The shoppers are also keen to buy Indian fashion products including CDs and VDOs.
Other reliable sources said trafficking of light firearms from India to Bangladesh has also been increased, taking the chance of relaxation of Border Security Forces ahead of Eid.
Despite price and inflation, the volume of market transactions is relatively high this year.
The cloths and the ready-made garments shops are more crowded. The shops are flooded with latest models of garments for both males and females. The shops are full of new as well as traditional attires, especially saris, following the  taste of the customers, particularly the  teen-aged boys and girls in ready-made garments shops.
The low-income groups are seen purchasing of saris between Tk 1,000 to Tk 3,000 per piece.
The goldsmiths and furniture shops are also busy in supplying ornaments and furniture to the affluent section of people.
People from all walks of life are rushing to the markets to buy dresses and other items for their dearest ones. Shoppers busy from 8 am to deep night.
The shopping centres are hummed with unusual crowed. The same situation prevails in different upazila markets.
Most of the buyers come from the middle class families, who are found moving from shop to shop asking the price of goods and buying few items.
The buyers of upper class families performed their Eid shopping in Dhaka and Chittagong.
Meanwhile, extortion has also increased. Extortionists under political identity used to collect huge subscriptions from the markets and government offices previously, but this year they have changed their techniques as this time the law-enforcers agencies are very much active. 











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