A village market

A village market is a place where different kinds of things and goods are sold and bought. The market has come into being out of the need for satisfying varied wants.  Really a village market is very essential to the life of the village.

Although a village market is very common to the villager is as essential for them as the sun for the day. It is a public place in a village. It is in fact. A meeting place for producers. Dealers and consumers.

 

There are two kinds of village markets in Bangladesh one sides daily, called the ‘Bazaar’ and the other sits periodically called the ‘Hut’ .The Bazaar sits in the morning while the hut sits in the afternoon.

Because each market differs from another.  I  am giving the description of one which I know. There is a big market in our village lakhikul. It is situated on the bank of the padma which flows by the south of the village. There are many permanent shops in the market. But the temporary shops are much bigger in number than the permanent ones.

The market sits every morning and breaks up before noon. Of course, The permanent shops remain open from morning till 10.O’cock at night.

The permanent shops usually sell cloths and readymade garments, rice, kerosene oil, sweetmeats, stationery and grocery articles.  Other commodities such as fish, meat, milk,  vegetables etc. are sold in the temporary shops.

Sellers begin to gather in the market place early in the morning.  Their shops are arranged in order of the things they sell. The vegetable shops sit at one place, the village market.  Because  the prices are not fixed and the sellers usually demand much higher prices. The price is settled after much bargaining from both sides.

A village market has many drawbacks. It creates botheration to the villagers. So these drawbacks must be removed for the betterment of the villagers.

If a village market is well arranged and free from botheration the villages will be benefited well. so  it is expected that a village market should be at the best service of the villagers.

We buy all our things from the market. The sellers come from the neighboring villages. The local fishermen and cultivators find a good scope for selling their things. Many other local people also earn their living by buying and selling various things in the market. We cannot do without the market.