Prayer cap, atar sales rise in Rajshahi

The last week of Ramdan the sellers of Ator (perfumes) and Tupees ( payer caps) are doing a hefty business in Rajshahi.

The best selling period is last two or three days before Eid, when consumers buy Ator and Tupees to matching their personality and tests, the sellers said.

Aiming the Eid, many small traders try to sale of items along with Tupees and Ator, Jainamaz (prayer mat), Tasbihs (beads), Surma (powder for eyes), Meswak (wooden toothbrush) beside the main gate of RAD market of Shaheb Bazaar. The sale of these items has as a practice, always been very high during this period.

“Mussulis are our regular customers and we tend to make the most of our profit during Ramadan. Our business booms in the penultimate fortnight of Eid-ul-Fitr,” said Ronju Mahamud, a shop owner.

Some items have fixed prices but others such as, the Turkish Tupee and Jainamaz range from Tk 1,200 to Tk 3,500 while the Ator from Makkah goes at Tk 10,000 per ounce.

Ator are being brought into the city from France, Belgium, Switzerland and Dubai. Of these, The Agar Ator from Cambodia is the most expensive with a price of Tk 12,000 per ounce. Tupee also being sold from Tk 100 to 1,500, Tasbihs is priced from Tk 50 to 700, Jainamaz is priced from Tk. 200 to 2,500.

“We are getting highest response at the last day of Ramdan. Aiming at the day, we have introduced hundreds of varieties and eye-catching Tupees and Jainamazs to our customers”, Khatur Rahaman Said.

“Ator and tupees are an integral adherence of Eid prayers. That is why; along with my sons I came here to buy new Tupees to join the Eid prayer,” said Hobibur Rahman, a customer of Shepaipara area of the city.

Rubayet Islam Mim, a minor boy of the city, who comes to market with his father, said he already got couple of dresses from his parents and relatives, so now he wants to buy an eye-catching Tupee matching with his gray colour Panjabee.

Alhaj Shahidul Haque, an aged Mussulli of Tikapara area of the city, who came to buy Ator at RDA market express worried and said that he is a regular customer of ator.  Yesterday he brought a cruet of Ator at Tk. 250, which was Tk 125 to 150 before Ramadan.

Meanwhile, near the Shaheb Bazaar Boro mosque, some seasonal peddlers have sprung up to sell these religious items with these Mussulis as prospective customers.

Similar makeshift shops can be seen near Shah Mukhdum Dorgha Sharif, Hatemkhan Jame mosque, New Market Jame mosque and other areas of the city.

 

Prayer cap, atar sales rise in Rajshahi

The last week of Ramdan the sellers of Ator (perfumes) and Tupees ( payer caps) are doing a hefty business in Rajshahi. The best selling period is last two or three days before Eid, when consumers buy Ator and Tupees to matching their personality and tests, the sellers said. Aiming the Eid, many small traders try to sale of items along with Tupees and Ator, Jainamaz (prayer mat), Tasbihs (beads), Surma (powder for eyes), Meswak (wooden toothbrush) beside the main gate of RAD market of Shaheb Bazaar. The sale of these items has as a practice, always been very high during this period. Mussulis are our regular customers and we tend to make the most of our profit during Ramadan. Our business booms in the penultimate fortnight of Eid-ul-Fitr, said Ronju Mahamud, a shop owner. Some items have fixed prices but others such as, the Turkish Tupee and Jainamaz range from Tk 1,200 to Tk 3,500 while the Ator from Makkah goes at Tk 10,000 per ounce. Ator are being brought into the city from France, Belgium, Switzerland and Dubai. Of these, The Agar Ator from Cambodia is the most expensive with a price of Tk 12,000 per ounce. Tupee also being sold from Tk 100 to 1,500, Tasbihs is priced from Tk 50 to 700, Jainamaz is priced from Tk. 200 to 2,500. We are getting highest response at the last day of Ramdan. Aiming at the day, we have introduced hundreds of varieties and eye-catching Tupees and Jainamazs to our customers, Khatur Rahaman Said. Ator and tupees are an integral adherence of Eid prayers. That is why; along with my sons I came here to buy new Tupees to join the Eid prayer, said Hobibur Rahman, a customer of Shepaipara area of the city. Rubayet Islam Mim, a minor boy of the city, who comes to market with his father, said he already got couple of dresses from his parents and relatives, so now he wants to buy an eye-catching Tupee matching with his gray colour Panjabee. Alhaj Shahidul Haque, an aged Mussulli of Tikapara area of the city, who came to buy Ator at RDA market express worried and said that he is a regular customer of ator. Yesterday he brought a cruet of Ator at Tk. 250, which was Tk 125 to 150 before Ramadan. Meanwhile, near the Shaheb Bazaar Boro mosque, some seasonal peddlers have sprung up to sell these religious items with these Mussulis as prospective customers. Similar makeshift shops can be seen near Shah Mukhdum Dorgha Sharif, Hatemkhan Jame mosque, New Market Jame mosque and other areas of the city.