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Crowds throng attar and skull cap shops as Eid nears

With only a few days left until the Eid ul-Fitr holidays, shops around the Baitul Mukarram National Mosque in Dhaka are bustling with buyers for skull caps, attars, and prayer mats.

Attar is being sold at a shop in front of the Baitul Mukarram Mosque ahead of Eid ul-Fitr. Each tola (equivalent to 11.66gm) of attar is being sold for between Tk 200-8,000. Photo: Abdullah al Momin
Attar is being sold at a shop in front of the Baitul Mukarram Mosque ahead of Eid ul-Fitr. Each tola (equivalent to 11.66gm) of attar is being sold for between Tk 200-8,000. Photo: Abdullah al Momin
Bottles of attar are displayed in a shop in front of the Baitul Mukarram Mosque ahead of Eid ul-Fitr. Attar is being sold at prices ranging from Tk 200 to 8,000 per tola (equivalent to 11.66gm). Photo: Abdullah al Momin
Bottles of attar are displayed in a shop in front of the Baitul Mukarram Mosque ahead of Eid ul-Fitr. Attar is being sold at prices ranging from Tk 200 to 8,000 per tola (equivalent to 11.66gm). Photo: Abdullah al Momin
A crowd of shoppers gather at a skull cap shop in front of the Baitul Mukarram Mosque ahead of Eid ul-Fitr. Photo: Abdullah al Momin
A crowd of shoppers gather at a skull cap shop in front of the Baitul Mukarram Mosque ahead of Eid ul-Fitr. Photo: Abdullah al Momin
Along with other items of clothing, the demand for skull caps is high in shops near the Baitul Mukarram National Mosque ahead of Eid ul-Fitr. Some are trying the caps on if they like the designs. Photo: Abdullah al Momin
Along with other items of clothing, the demand for skull caps is high in shops near the Baitul Mukarram National Mosque ahead of Eid ul-Fitr. Some are trying the caps on if they like the designs. Photo: Abdullah al Momin
A crowd of shoppers gather at a skull cap shop in front of the Baitul Mukarram Mosque ahead of Eid ul-Fitr. Photo: Abdullah al Momin
A crowd of shoppers gather at a skull cap shop in front of the Baitul Mukarram Mosque ahead of Eid ul-Fitr. Photo: Abdullah al Momin
A crowd of shoppers gather at a skull cap shop in front of the Baitul Mukarram Mosque ahead of Eid ul-Fitr. Photo: Abdullah al Momin
A crowd of shoppers gather at a skull cap shop in front of the Baitul Mukarram Mosque ahead of Eid ul-Fitr. Photo: Abdullah al Momin
Skull caps are on display in a store in front of the Baitul Mukarram National Mosque. Photo: Abdullah al Momin
Skull caps are on display in a store in front of the Baitul Mukarram National Mosque. Photo: Abdullah al Momin
Along with other items of clothing, the demand for skull caps is high in shops near the Baitul Mukarram National Mosque ahead of Eid ul-Fitr. Some are trying the caps on if they like the designs. Photo: Abdullah al Momin
Along with other items of clothing, the demand for skull caps is high in shops near the Baitul Mukarram National Mosque ahead of Eid ul-Fitr. Some are trying the caps on if they like the designs. Photo: Abdullah al Momin
A shopper trying on a skull cap in a store near the Baitul Mukarram National Mosque ahead of Eid ul-Fitr. Photo: Abdullah al Momin
A shopper trying on a skull cap in a store near the Baitul Mukarram National Mosque ahead of Eid ul-Fitr. Photo: Abdullah al Momin
A shopper buys attar from a shop in front of the Baitul Mukarram Mosque ahead of Eid ul-Fitr. Photo: Abdullah al Momin
A shopper buys attar from a shop in front of the Baitul Mukarram Mosque ahead of Eid ul-Fitr. Photo: Abdullah al Momin
A shopper buys attar from a shop in front of the Baitul Mukarram Mosque ahead of Eid ul-Fitr. Photo: Abdullah al Momin
A shopper buys attar from a shop in front of the Baitul Mukarram Mosque ahead of Eid ul-Fitr. Photo: Abdullah al Momin
A shopper buys attar from a shop in front of the Baitul Mukarram Mosque ahead of Eid ul-Fitr. Photo: Abdullah al Momin
A shopper buys attar from a shop in front of the Baitul Mukarram Mosque ahead of Eid ul-Fitr. Photo: Abdullah al Momin
Ahead of Eid ul-Fitr, shoppers are buying prayer mats from a shop in front of the Baitul Mukarram Mosque. Photo: Abdullah al Momin
Ahead of Eid ul-Fitr, shoppers are buying prayer mats from a shop in front of the Baitul Mukarram Mosque. Photo: Abdullah al Momin
Ahead of Eid ul-Fitr, shoppers are buying prayer mats from a shop in front of the Baitul Mukarram Mosque. Photo: Abdullah al Momin
Ahead of Eid ul-Fitr, shoppers are buying prayer mats from a shop in front of the Baitul Mukarram Mosque. Photo: Abdullah al Momin

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Published : 27 Mar 2025, 03:19 AM

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