Makeshift shops at Bangabazar before Eid: Salman F Rahman
The market will be cleaned tomorrow (Friday) and makeshift shops will be opened to the public from Saturday, said Salman F Rahman, the Private Industry and Investment Adviser to the prime minister.
The shops will be opened temporarily at least till Eid-ul-fitr, Salman F Rahman told the Shop Owners Association around 10am Thursday (6 April).
Businessmen will be given assistance after creating a list within the next 3-4 days, and assistance will be given based on the amount of estimated losses, said Salman F Rahman.
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In this case, separate lists of shop owners and traders will be formed.
Only those who have done business before will be given priority and no one else, he added.
He said, "Some people already have called me to help financially the affected traders. For this, traders have been advised to open joint bank accounts, bKash, Nagad and Rocket. After opening the accounts, it will be informed publicly."
Mentioning that the government is working to rehabilitate and compensate the traders, Salman F Rahman said, "It can't be recovered fully, but a little bit can be recovered."
