Bashundhara City not to open before Eid

Bashundhara City, one of the most popular shopping malls of the country, is not reopening before the Eid-ul-Fitr.

“We’ve taken the decision to stop the spread of the novel coronavirus. Bashundhara City would not reopen before Eid,” said the shop owners' association president MA Hannan Azad.

The government has decided to allow keeping shops and shopping malls open from 10 May maintaining health guidelines considering Ramadan and Eid-ul-Fitr.

The decision has drawn a flak on social media.

MA Hannan said there are 1,600 shops in Bashundhara City. Around 25,000 people associated with these shops including owners and employees enter the shopping mall every day. Besides, hundreds of thousands of people throng the shopping mall every day during Ramadan.

Bashundhara Group adviser (information and media) Abu Taiyab said thousands of people come to the shopping mall every day. There is a possibility of widespread transmission of coronavirus if the shopping mall reopens.

Bashundhara Group chairman Ahmed Akbar Sobhan has taken the decision keeping these in mind, he said, adding that serving people is more important to them than business.