Karwan Bazar

Karwan Bazar

According to DNCC, there are 1,804 shops under their jurisdiction, including the wholesale vegetable markets in the Karwan Bazar area. It wants to relocate all of them. Photo: Noor-A-Alam

Why is it taking so long to relocate Karwan Bazar?

Whenever the city corporation makes a move to shift the market, shop owners attach conditions to the relocation

Traders defy Dhaka North’s attempt to seal shops in risky Karwan Bazar market

Traders defy Dhaka North’s attempt to seal shops in risky Karwan Bazar market

There are around a thousand active van pullers in Karwan Bazar. For each delivery, the vanwalas earn Tk150 to Tk200. Photo: Mumit M

An organised mess: The racing vanwalas of Karwan Bazar

Photo:Jahir Rayhan/TBS

Karwan Bazar porters’ income drops as fewer shoppers need them

A cow grazes on a field adjacent to Karwan Bazar Kitchen Market. The field, part of an underdeveloped park, has been occupied by construction materials, furniture waste, abandoned vehicles, and kitchen market garbage. The photo was taken recently. Photo: Sakahuddin Ahmed

Almost developed Karwan Bazar park now a dumping yard

Flipside of life cycle

Flipside of life cycle

Brac Bank opens new branch at Karwan Bazar

Brac Bank opens new branch at Karwan Bazar

File Photo: Collected

Tension of re-entry visa renewal grips Saudi returnees, demo continues

File Photo: Collected

Saudi expats still struggling for tickets

Photo: Rezwan Badhon/Traffic Alert Group

Desperate expats continue demo for tickets

A buyer, wearing PPE, mask and gloves purchasing vegetables from a stall at Karwanbazar vegetable market. He is one of the few who are still coming to the market to buy vegetables and kitchen essentials. Photo: Mumit M/TBS

A chaos gone silent

File Photo: TBS

Karwan Bazar’s trading time rescheduled

Vegetables vendors open their shops early in the morning after making their purchase from wholesale at Karwan Bazar. File Photo: Saikat Bhadra

Trade continues at Karwan Bazar despite being closed to retailers