If we have to increase our prices, we will lose all our customers'After the DNCC market in Gulshan 1 caught fire for the second time in just over two years yesterday, shopkeepers have said a shopping mall is not a suitable permanent solution for them. Also Read- Fire in Gulshan DNCC market doused, 291 shops guttedHaji Abu Bakar, who rents space at the DNCC market for his imported food store, said a modern shopping mall would not be suitable for the goods sold at the market, as their main attraction was wholesale prices. “Once a modern shopping mall is built, our rents will increase significantly, and we will have to increase our prices as a result. “The developer had told us that we would get space when a shopping mall is built, but they did not specify how much. Earlier in the day, DNCC Mayor Atiqul Islam said a permanent solution was necessary for the DNCC market, as the market is overly congested, increasing the risk of fires.

Source: Dhaka Tribune March 30, 2019 13:41 UTC