S.A Shofiee, Sylhet :
Huge sales with thronging crowds are being observed in the markets in Sylhet division where hundreds of people are purchasing Eid items of own choice even a week ahead of the Eid-ul-Fitr festivity.
Traders at different markets, shops, malls, complexes and makeshifts wayside markets told the national news agency that Eid shopping has already reached at the highest peak amid tight security measures with maximum sales now.
The shopping places have been wearing festive looks since 10 am daily with hundreds of the rushing men, women, girls, boys, students, youths and adolescents for buying Eid items and their movements have been creating traffic jams in every town till midnights.
Police sources said security measures have been tightened to enable the rushing people marketing without any problem and no untoward incidents were reported so far as most of the muggers and anti-social elements have been arrested.
According to the market sources and Eid-shoppers, prices of clothes for males, females, babies and children are 40 to 50 percent higher this time than last year and increased price has almost no impact on the rushing people purchasing their goods of own choice.
People from all over Sylhet division have been rushing mostly to Modhubon, Sylhet Plaza, Shuria, Blue water, Sylhet Mileniam, City Center, Kakonly, Al Hamra, Maha, Kahaf, Bonzar, Monorom, Shee, Rangoon and other aristocrat markets and shopping malls in the city.
The female students, young girls and adolescents are mostly purchasing three pieces of both local and foreign origins with various designs like ‘Tumili’, ‘Chhanchhan’, ‘Ranjona’, Anar Koli’, ‘Jhilik-2’, ‘Khushi’, ‘Jibika’, Discochally’, ‘Chhammakchhalla’, ‘Oiswariya’, ‘Ulalla’, ‘Agnikonnya’, ‘Soti’, ‘Aksara’, ‘Heroin’, ‘Murder-3’, ‘Chennai’, ‘Sonakshi’ and others at higher rates than last year.
Traders and businessmen community leaders at the bigger and sophisticated shopping malls here said that selling is excellent this year because of better economic condition and increased incomes of all people.
Huge sales, crowd at Eid markets in Sylhet Divn
