The pavements of Muktangan Road from Gulistan, Baitul Mukarram, BangabandhuAvenue, and Zero Point are empty this year with the Eid-ul-Fitr only over a week ahead. The vendors defied a government ban and brave the coronavirus infection risks to restart business. He said he lowered the price by Tk 100 to Tk 200 but no customer came. “The coronavirus has brought a drought to the footpath shops,” Selim Uddin, a vendor on a Ramna Bhaban pavement, said. “I brought some children’s clothes ahead of Eid, but there is no taker even though I am offering prices as low as Tk 50,” he said.

Source: bd News24 May 15, 2020 23:48 UTC