Khulna markets abuzz with shoppers

durga puja

Shops and shopping centres and different markets of Khulna city witnessed a mad rush of shoppers yesterday while the five-day celebration of Durga Puja, the biggest religious festival of Bangalee Hindus, is knocking at the door. Most of the customers are women who choose their dresses like sarees, salwar-kameezes, fatuas, panjabis, three pieces, suits etc moving from shop to shop. Puja shopping is not limited only to dresses or sarees, young girls and women are also busy looking for the perfect accessories to complement their choice of outfits. These include bags, jewelleries, and even cosmetics to enhance their dresses. Besides, women and girls of affluent families are rushing to the beauty parlours while the affluent and fashionable males are rushing to the costly salons. Shopping centres and hawkers market in the city have launched new collections to attract and cater to Puja shoppers. The rush of customers at the shopping venues starts morning and runs till mid-night.  The traditional dominance of red and white for Puja grabs has been sidelined with the infusion of many other brilliant colours to add individual expression to the festival.
Small shops’ are found more crowded than the big shopping malls. The middle-income groups’ people have cut down their budget while the well-to-do section has almost completed their shopping. The wealthy section who are in search of latest fashion in design are crowding shopping malls like the posh Biponi Bitan (KDA New Market), Safe n Save, Western Plaza, Darji Bari, Cat’s Eye, Jalil Tower, Khulna Shopping Complex, Akhter Chamber, Hazi Malek Chamber, Esha Chembar, Darbesh Chamber and Meena Bazar.
The middle and poor sections of the society are rushing at Khanjahan Ali Hawker’s Market, Shohrawardi Hawker’s Market, SMA Rob Shopping Complex, Boro Bazar, Railway Biponi Bitan, Nixon Market, Khalishpur, Daulatpur market and footpaths for Puja shopping.  “It is autumn now and so I have chosen cotton for my designs in various kinds of hand works. Young girls are keen on long kameezes and most of our Puja dresses have been designed on this type of kameezes,” said Lutfun Haque Piya, owner of a handicraft enterprise named ‘Piya Boutiques.’  
Mihir Ranjan Halder, a private bank employee said, “I bought a cotton shirt for Puja and am looking for a yellow Panjabi to wear on Dashami.” Dashami is the tenth and concluding day of the grand festival.” Joyita Gope, a housewife who came to choose a saree for Puja, said, “I bought a handloom saree with deep green and red colours.”  Rita Rani Mohalder, a primary school teacher said, “I bought a stone set to match my saree and now I have come to the mall to buy some cosmetics.”
Shibani Sarkar, a university student said, she bought some imitation bangles to match her dresses for the occasion.
Managing Director of shopping mall ‘Safe n Save’ Md Asaduzzman Babu and  many shop owners in the city have expressed their satisfaction over the sales and are expecting further sale in the next few days before Durga Puja.
Besides, Tarapado Mondal, a grocer at the city’s Borobazaar area, talking to The Independent, said they were now busy with providing goods to the buyers and had engaged extra manpower to provide goods to the shoppers.
Police, members of RAB and intelligence personnel both in uniforms and plain clothes are patrolling in the city.
As a result incidents’ of mugging, burglary, extortion and other crimes have virtually disappeared. Besides, the authorities and owners of the business establishments have taken their own security measures to ensure a peaceful atmosphere.

Khulna markets abuzz with shoppers

durga puja

Shops and shopping centres and different markets of Khulna city witnessed a mad rush of shoppers yesterday while the five-day celebration of Durga Puja, the biggest religious festival of Bangalee Hindus, is knocking at the door. Most of the customers are women who choose their dresses like sarees, salwar-kameezes, fatuas, panjabis, three pieces, suits etc moving from shop to shop. Puja shopping is not limited only to dresses or sarees, young girls and women are also busy looking for the perfect accessories to complement their choice of outfits. These include bags, jewelleries, and even cosmetics to enhance their dresses. Besides, women and girls of affluent families are rushing to the beauty parlours while the affluent and fashionable males are rushing to the costly salons. Shopping centres and hawkers market in the city have launched new collections to attract and cater to Puja shoppers. The rush of customers at the shopping venues starts morning and runs till mid-night. The traditional dominance of red and white for Puja grabs has been sidelined with the infusion of many other brilliant colours to add individual expression to the festival. Small shops are found more crowded than the big shopping malls. The middle-income groups people have cut down their budget while the well-to-do section has almost completed their shopping. The wealthy section who are in search of latest fashion in design are crowding shopping malls like the posh Biponi Bitan (KDA New Market), Safe n Save, Western Plaza, Darji Bari, Cats Eye, Jalil Tower, Khulna Shopping Complex, Akhter Chamber, Hazi Malek Chamber, Esha Chembar, Darbesh Chamber and Meena Bazar. The middle and poor sections of the society are rushing at Khanjahan Ali Hawkers Market, Shohrawardi Hawkers Market, SMA Rob Shopping Complex, Boro Bazar, Railway Biponi Bitan, Nixon Market, Khalishpur, Daulatpur market and footpaths for Puja shopping. It is autumn now and so I have chosen cotton for my designs in various kinds of hand works. Young girls are keen on long kameezes and most of our Puja dresses have been designed on this type of kameezes, said Lutfun Haque Piya, owner of a handicraft enterprise named Piya Boutiques. Mihir Ranjan Halder, a private bank employee said, I bought a cotton shirt for Puja and am looking for a yellow Panjabi to wear on Dashami. Dashami is the tenth and concluding day of the grand festival. Joyita Gope, a housewife who came to choose a saree for Puja, said, I bought a handloom saree with deep green and red colours. Rita Rani Mohalder, a primary school teacher said, I bought a stone set to match my saree and now I have come to the mall to buy some cosmetics. Shibani Sarkar, a university student said, she bought some imitation bangles to match her dresses for the occasion. Managing Director of shopping mall Safe n Save Md Asaduzzman Babu and many shop owners in the city have expressed their satisfaction over the sales and are expecting further sale in the next few days before Durga Puja. Besides, Tarapado Mondal, a grocer at the citys Borobazaar area, talking to The Independent, said they were now busy with providing goods to the buyers and had engaged extra manpower to provide goods to the shoppers. Police, members of RAB and intelligence personnel both in uniforms and plain clothes are patrolling in the city. As a result incidents of mugging, burglary, extortion and other crimes have virtually disappeared. Besides, the authorities and owners of the business establishments have taken their own security measures to ensure a peaceful atmosphere.