observerbd95d ago
"I have the desire, but not the means. The Eid market is now beyond the reach of the lower-middle class and the poor."With a sigh of frustration, Salma Begum, aged 55 captured the quiet struggle many families in the capital are facing as Eid approaches. Travelling from the Paltan area to the crowded lanes of New Market, she had hoped to buy new clothes for her children ahead of the festival.Instead, she found herself repeatedly checking price tags, pausing at shop windows and reconsidering almost every purchase."I promised my children new dresses for Eid," she said, moving slowly through the