Wholesale, retail businesses gain momentum

Wholesale, retail businesses gain momentum

Ahead of the holy Eid-ul-Fitr, the wholesale and retail businesses in the old part of the city has gained momentum.
Traders are busy spending time in the wholesale markets of Bangla Bazar, Chawkbazar, Nawabpur, Sadarghat, Bangshal, Gulistan, Kaptanbazar, Shyamabazar and Islampur.
Especially, Sharif Market in Sadarghat, Punjabi, East Bengal Super Market and Gulshan Ara City wholesale and Islampur, Hawkers Market and Ladies Park Hawkers Market are the main centers of the wholesale business. Retailers buy products at relatively low prices from there and supply it to different regions of the country.
Due to the convenience of Sadarghat launch terminal, traders from different parts of the country come here for wholesale shopping.
Mohammad Selim, a retailer in Keraniganj, told BSS, "I have come to buy Punjabi for Eid. Good quality Punjabis are available at the Sharif market, so I buy every year from here."
Shah Alam, a seller of the East Bengal Super Market, said, "Sales are less than last year."