The sale of warm clothes at footpath shops in the district town has become vibrant. People are rushing to these shops to buy warm clothes. Trading of winter clothes shops is taking place in different areas in the town. Shopkeepers and buyers are keeping the footpaths of Bara Bazar Teripatty and Municipality Open Market crowded. Besides, traders in different parts of the town are selling clothes on mobile vans. Shoppers crowding the footpaths say that heavy and warm clothes are not needed at the beginning of winter. Since the winter has increased for a few days, we have to buy new clothes. And by capitalizing on the demand of the buyers, the sellers are charging higher prices. Rahima Begum is a government office worker. Her income is poor.
So she went to buy clothes on the footpath. Rahima said a few clothes were bought at the beginning of winter. But the winter is getting worse. We Have to buy new clothes. The price of clothes in the market is very high. This is why she came to the footpath. But winter clothes are being sold at much higher prices than before on the footpath. She said the shops are very crowded. The sellers have also increased the prices on this occasion. Tk100 to Tk150 more per cloth than the price a week ago. Another customer Hazrat Ali said he runs a small tea shop. He has a low income.
So you can't buy clothes from big stores at high prices. Trust in the footpath. I buy thick clothes to prevent cold. But they are also seeing much higher prices than before. Several traders on the footpath have admitted that the price of clothes has increased. They said that the price of clothes has increased due to cold weather. Abul Hossain trades winter clothes on the footpath. He said that there are more buyers this week. Sales are also good. Buyers are coming as winter progresses. So the price has also increased slightly. Suber Mia, another cloth seller on the footpath, said that the amount of cloth sold in the last few days was not even in the last month. But the price is affordable. Poor people can easily buy.
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