Warm clothes sale on sharp rise as chill grips N dists
People crowd a makeshift stall at Mogholhat rail gate in Lalmonirhat town to buy warm clothes at cheaper prices as the winter has set in, especially in the northern districts.Photo: STAR
Warm clothes sellers are doing brisk business in Lalmonirhat town and other areas of the district as cold weather has been prevailing in the region for the last few days. Chilly weather causes disturbance to people's day-to-day activities as the northern region sees early arrival of winter, like other years. People living in the char (landmass emerging from riverbeds) areas are the worst sufferers. Due to the situation, sale of winter clothes has sharply increased, both in the roadside makeshift shops and different markets in the town. People with low income are crowding the makeshift shops to buy second-hand warm clothes like sweaters, jackets, cardigans, woollen caps and mufflers to protect themselves from the biting cold. "I have sold a number of second-hand warm clothes. Demand for used warm clothes is much higher than the new ones," said Rajob Ali, owner of a shop at a roadside makeshift market near Mogholhat railway gate in the town. He said low and fixed income group people including day labourers, rickshaw- pullers and ordinary employees of different government and private organisations are crowding his shop. "We have been badly suffering due to severe cold for the last few days. So, I have come to the town to buy some second-hand warm clothes for my family members. But the prices are much higher than last year's,” said rickshaw puller Mazibor Rahman, who lives in a makeshift house on the embankment of the Teesta River at Kalmati village in Lalmonirhat Sadar upazila. Shamsul Haque, who sells second-hand warm clothes including jeans jackets, woollen blazers and sweaters at Puran Bazar in the town, said many well-off people, especially youths, are also buying the items from the market as their quality and designs are good. Yaqub Ali, owner of Janata Garment Shop at Puran Bazar, said buyers, mostly from low-income groups, have been thronging his shop for the last few days. Ramoni Kanto Barmon, a farm labourer residing at Roypara in the town, said he had bought two woollen sweaters for his children from a footpath shop near the railway station. "The clothes are of good quality. They even look fresh and are comfortable to wear," he added. Many shopkeepers at different hawkers' markets in the town said demand for different varieties of shawls and woollen blankets are also high this year. The prices, however, are higher than the last year's, said several buyers.
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