Boutiques in a bind
The businesses in north fear mounting losses due to scanty Pahela Baishakh sales
Around 400-500 female entrepreneurs, who sell clothing and accessories in the eight northern districts of Rangpur division, are concerned about how to sustain their operations. The photo was taken from Thakurgaon town on Sunday. Photo: Quamrul Islam Rubaiyat
Boutique operators in eight northern districts are worried about their survival as they now fear counting huge losses for the second year in a row due to the ongoing pandemic.
As a result, many of these boutique owners, who are mostly women, could quit the business as they predict poor sales ahead of the year s two most lucrative selling periods Pahela Baishakh and Eid-ul-Fitr due to all the social restrictions in place to curb the spread of Covid-19.