Hundreds of traders, in shrouds, hold placards during a protest in front of the Saidpur municipality office in Nilphamari on Thursday, June 11, 2020 Dhaka TribuneProtesters say they were charged extra rent at the new marketplace which has been a heavy burden on everyone and their familiesWholesale vegetable traders in Nilphamari picked an unusual choice of clothing when they decided to surround the municipality office in Saidpur to demand their old marketplace back. Hundreds of traders, in shrouds and emulating the dead, participated in the protest on Thursday and submitted a memorandum to Amjad Hossain Sarkar, the municipality mayor, in this regard. There were conditions to ease the transition, such as the market returning to its original place once the coronavirus situation went back to normal and the rent for the new place being waived for all traders. Now that the lockdown has been lifted they wish to return to Naya Bazar. Speaking on the issue, Saidpur Municipality Mayor Amjad Hossain Sarkar said: “I will talk to the administration about everything that is written about in the memorandum.”After receiving assurances from the mayor, the protesting traders withdrew their program.

Source: Dhaka Tribune June 11, 2020 12:00 UTC