Bagerhat Correspondent: Dhaka, Jul-26,
Door to door sale of essentials is gaining popularity in Bagerhat Sadar Upazila.
People are happy that the vans (traditional
three-wheelers) are carrying fish, meat, local fruits, vegetables, grocery
items, and all everyday goods right to their doorsteps amid pandemics.
This initiative was the idea of Bagerhat-2
(Sadar-Kachua) constituency Member of Parliament (MP), Sheikh Sarhan Naser
Tanmoy so that people don’t have to go to the markets which would eventually
decrease the chances of the Covid-19 virus spreading among the people.
Implemented by the district Juba League, 100 vans
are serving the 10 unions of the Sadar Upazila.
Juba League leaders believe it would be possible to
keep people from the markets and at the same time, the van pullers would have a
regular source of income.
The vans were seen with placards inscribed Vrammoman
Bazar (Mobile Market) and louder whistles were given to each van puller. Having
this new job, a source of income at this ominous time, their faces glittered
with smiles.
People from different walks of life have welcomed
this initiative.
Bagerhat Sadar Upazila Parishad Chairman and
district Juba League convener Sardar Nasir Uddin said the mobile market was
launched as the initiative of MP Sheikh Tanmoy. It was implemented by Juba
League, initially with hundred vans in the Upazila area which would gradually
be extended to other areas.
Sadar Upazila Nirbahi Officer Mohammad Moshabberul
Islam said that one of the reasons for people causing a crowd on the streets is
going to markets for daily necessities. People often go to markets and wander
around unnecessarily.
“Now, people won’t need to go out as they could
purchase their necessary products at their doorsteps through the mobile market.
Delwar Hossain, Kamal Das, Swapan Haldar, Beauty
Begum, and Monowara Khatun living in Sadar Upazila said families have demands
for daily necessities which the mobile market has successfully been able to
meet.
