Kazi Nafia Rahman, Staff Correspondent,
bdnews24.com
Published: 08 May 2021 09:09 AM BdST
Updated: 08 May 2021 11:14 PM BdST
Dhaka’s markets are bustling with Eid shoppers who intriguingly ignore contagion fears and defy lockdown rules, but the Banarasi Palli is having none of it. );
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The coronavirus crisis is having a devastating knock-on effect on the sari hub in Mirpur with customers all but ditching it. It has left the traders crying for government assistance to cover costs and pay workers after passing the peak seasons in the past year in pandemic gloom.
Metrorail project work has narrowed the rundown road leading to the Palli. So the wealthy customers began shopping in India before last year with visa formalities getting easy.