Brisk sales of atar, caps

The traders of atar (perfumes) and tupi (cap) are doing brisk business in Rajshahi city as Eid-ul-Fitr, the biggest religious festival of the Muslims, is drawing nearer.  
The sellers said their best selling period is the last two or three days before Eid, when devotees buy atar and tupees matching their personality and taste.
Aiming the festival, many small traders try out sales of items along with tupees and atar, jainamaz (prayer mat), tasbihs (prayer beads), surma (powder for eyes) and meswak (wooden toothbrush) beside the main gate of RAD Market of Shaheb Bazar.
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 Ramzan. Our business booms in the penultimate fortnight of Eid-ul-Fitr," said Hafizur Rahman, a shop owner.
Some items have fixed prices but others such as Turkish tupee and jainamaz range from Tk 1,200 to Tk3,500 per piece while atar from Makkah goes at Tk10,000 per ounce.
Atar is being brought into the city from France, Belgium, Switzerland and Dubai.
Of these, Agar atar from Cambodia is the most expensive one at a price of Tk 12,000 per ounce.
Tupee is also being sold from Tk 50 to Tk 1,500, tasbihs are priced from Tk 25 to Tk 700, jainamaz is priced from Tk 200 to Tk 2,500.
“We are getting highest response in the last days of Ramzan. Aiming at the day, we have introduced hundreds of varieties and eye-catching tupees and jainamazs to our customers,” Rahman Said.
“Atar and tupees are an integral adherence of Eid prayers. That is why; along with my sons I came here to buy new tupees to attend the Eid prayer,” said Hamid Mia, a customer of Shepaipara area of the city.
Shanto, a minor boy of the city, who comes to the 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 his gray colour panjabee.
Mominul Islam, an aged devotee of Ghoramara area of the city, who came to buy atar at RDA Market expressing worry said that he is a regular customer of atar.  Yesterday he brought a cruet of atar at taka 250, which was Tk 125 to Tk 150 before Ramzan.
Meanwhile, near the Shaheb Bazaar Boro mosque, some seasonal peddlers have sprung up to sell these religious items with these devotees 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.

 

Brisk sales of atar, caps

The traders of atar (perfumes) and tupi (cap) are doing brisk business in Rajshahi city as Eid-ul-Fitr, the biggest religious festival of the Muslims, is drawing nearer. The sellers said their best selling period is the last two or three days before Eid, when devotees buy atar and tupees matching their personality and taste. Aiming the festival, many small traders try out sales of items along with tupees and atar, jainamaz (prayer mat), tasbihs (prayer beads), surma (powder for eyes) and meswak (wooden toothbrush) beside the main gate of RAD Market of Shaheb Bazar. 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 Ramzan. Our business booms in the penultimate fortnight of Eid-ul-Fitr, said Hafizur Rahman, a shop owner. Some items have fixed prices but others such as Turkish tupee and jainamaz range from Tk 1,200 to Tk3,500 per piece while atar from Makkah goes at Tk10,000 per ounce. Atar is being brought into the city from France, Belgium, Switzerland and Dubai. Of these, Agar atar from Cambodia is the most expensive one at a price of Tk 12,000 per ounce. Tupee is also being sold from Tk 50 to Tk 1,500, tasbihs are priced from Tk 25 to Tk 700, jainamaz is priced from Tk 200 to Tk 2,500. We are getting highest response in the last days of Ramzan. Aiming at the day, we have introduced hundreds of varieties and eye-catching tupees and jainamazs to our customers, Rahman Said. Atar and tupees are an integral adherence of Eid prayers. That is why; along with my sons I came here to buy new tupees to attend the Eid prayer, said Hamid Mia, a customer of Shepaipara area of the city. Shanto, a minor boy of the city, who comes to the 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 his gray colour panjabee. Mominul Islam, an aged devotee of Ghoramara area of the city, who came to buy atar at RDA Market expressing worry said that he is a regular customer of atar. Yesterday he brought a cruet of atar at taka 250, which was Tk 125 to Tk 150 before Ramzan. Meanwhile, near the Shaheb Bazaar Boro mosque, some seasonal peddlers have sprung up to sell these religious items with these devotees 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.