Bangladeshis are flooding India for Eid shopping

[Nike]

is India fashion center in South Asia?

 

[B@tt!eDoom]

http://www.hindustantimes.com/india...says-report/story-mNNt9sT9qgyWk6sOdJL35M.html
If they can survive India

Having blasts & having fatality both are different things mr...
Most of those aren't even terror related & consumed to Kashmir only

 

[xyxmt]

Having blasts & having fatality both are different things mr...
Most of those aren't even terror related & consumed to Kashmir only

must be fart blasts by chest thumping indian politicians

 

[RoyalTigerHunter]

if they had lot of money they would be coming to Pakistan to buy quality goods not Indian trash

Simple reason, distance. Kolkata is much nearer. If they were to travel around 1800-2000 KM by air, they can rather travel to Malaysia, Thailand etc for much better choice of wares. Pakistan is too far too restrictive for taking that much pain.

BTW, no direct flight to Islamabad from Dhaka. Have to go via Thailand.
For Karachi only PIA is there.

Meaning about 8-9 hours of flight and nothing worth the trouble.

 

[Al-zakir]

Junaid Jamshed needs to open its outlet in Bd. It will gain almost same popularity as in Pakistan.

 

[Baby Leone]

In 2016 pakistanis spent 10 billion usd on eid shopping only in country. It really help economy plus Pakistani fashion in popular in India banglades Nepal Europe USA etc. Where Asian people and even goras love Pakistani fashion and clothes.

 

[Ocean]

Junaid Jamshed needs to open its outlet in Bd. It will gain almost same popularity as in Pakistan.

Man his outLet is over priced but clothes are good but highly over priced. Pakistani designers should bring khaadi and other stores to bengladesh. I will try sending this feedback to some outlets.

 

[Banglar Bir]

Bangladeshi shoppers outnumber Indians in Kolkata market

• Tribune Desk
• Published at 03:23 PM July 07, 2017

A huge number of Bangladeshi shoppers rushed to several Indian market for their Eid shopping File Photo/Dhaka Tribune
Bangladeshis way outnumbered loyal Kolkata shoppers at several better-known shops
The iconic New Market in Kolkata was abuzz with Bangladeshi shoppers on July 1, the day India stepped into the new tax regime, just a day after the market’s traders observed a total shutdown demanding simplification of Goods and Service Tax (GST) norms.

Shopkeepers and traders of the market appeared to have forgotten the loss of the previous day as a huge number of Bangladeshi shoppers, who came to Kolkata either for medical or business purpose, rushed to the popular shops in the market, reports the Times of India.

Bangladeshis way outnumbered loyal Kolkata shoppers at several better-known shops.

Manirul Islam, a Dhaka-based businessman in his early 30s, bought a whole range of cookware from Symphony, a popular destination for home appliances.

Manirul, who had come on a business tour to Kolkata a couple of days back and is scheduled to take a flight back to Dhaka on Sunday, spent most of Saturday shopping at New Market. “It is really satisfying that I could buy a whole lot of things for my family, including the much-needed cookware, at pre-GST prices,” he said.

Sabina Begum, a Dhaka-based entrepreneur, picked up her favourite brand of cosmetics from Royal Store, a famous destination for Tollywood celebrities.

Sabina, who runs a chain of beauty clinics in Dhaka, expressed her happiness as the shop offered a pre-GST rate and she did not have to pay an inflated price for the beauty products.

“I had come to Kolkata to visit a health clinic and the day before my return, I thought I should buy some beauty products for my store,” Sabina added.

Parveena Islam, a retired teacher of a government college in Jessore, came to Kolkata for the first time along with her sisters and nieces. She spent most of her day buying varieties of clothes, home appliances, cosmetics and chocolates from different stores in New Market. She had to hire a couple of porters to carry the day’s buys to an adjacent hotel on Lindsay Street.

At the end of the day, the traders, too, heaved a sigh of relief. Ashok Gupta, the president of S S Hogg Market Traders’ Association, felt that the Bangladeshi shoppers saved the day for New Market shopkeepers.

“We are anxious about the new tax regime which, if not rectified, will adversely affect our lives. We observed a shutdown against it on Friday and suffered a great loss. On Saturday, the day started with anxiety as there were hardly any customers around. But as the day progressed, Bangladeshi customers saved us from incurring huge losses,” said Gupta.
http://www.dhakatribune.com/around-the-web/2017/07/07/bangladeshi-shoppers-outnumbered-indians/

 

[bluesky]

Bangladeshi shoppers outnumber Indians in Kolkata market
http://www.dhakatribune.com/around-the-web/2017/07/07/bangladeshi-shoppers-outnumbered-indians/

I was expecting to see @TopCat among the shoppers. Hello!! are you there? Rich people go to Kolkata for big shopping.

 

[TopCat]

I was expecting to see @TopCat among the shoppers. Hello!! are you there? Rich people go to Kolkata for big shopping.

Never been in India.
I would rather chill in PDF and see Indian burn. @Nilgiri @gslv mk3

 

[gslv mk3]

Never been in India.
I would rather chill in PDF and see Indian burn. @Nilgiri @gslv mk3

I think you meant you'll rather have Indians kick your butt here in pdf than real rife.

 

[asad71]

1.Historically it was the labor and money of E Bengal which built Calcutta. In 1947 Partition the city was to come to us. But the Pak leadership, dominated by Karachi mohajirs, traded this with Lahore which was to go to India with the Sikhs. The mohajirs had also feared that if Calcutta came to Pakistan then the capital would be Calcutta.
2. In 1971 Calcutta was a clamorous noisy city with rundown markets and shops. For instance Lytton Htl, owned by the Sindhi gentleman Punyani, was spread over an open barren space with single storied small houses dispersed around. But the location is good for BD shoppers who ind Punyani an amiable gentleman. Punyani targeted BD for marketing, and within a short time Lytton became a 4 star Htl.
3. Same with New Market, AC Market, Garihata, etc. Hindus are thrifty to the extent of being misers - specially Bengali Hindus. It is us who have been pumping in money to the economy of Kolkata.

 

[Chhatrapati]

1.Historically it was the labor and money of E Bengal which built Calcutta. In 1947 Partition the city was to come to us.

Partition was based on religion. Not economy, unless Kolkata is a Muslim Majority area. It is not going to east Pakistan.

3. Same with New Market, AC Market, Garihata, etc. Hindus are thrifty to the extent of being misers - specially Bengali Hindus. It is us who have been pumping in money to the economy of Kolkata.

I don't see Hindu's wearing Hijab, Burka and doing Eid shopping. So who is actually pumping Money into economy of Kolkata?

 

[asad71]

Partition was based on religion. Not economy, unless Kolkata is a Muslim Majority area. It is not going to east Pakistan.

I don't see Hindu's wearing Hijab, Burka and doing Eid shopping. So who is actually pumping Money into economy of Kolkata?

Yep, based on religion Calcutta, Murshidabad and Assam were to come to E Pk (BD).

 

[Chhatrapati]

Yep, based on religion Calcutta, Murshidabad and Assam were to come to E Pk (BD).

Go read some books, Kolkata was never a Muslim Majority area during partition, neither Assam nor Murshidabad.