Capital Dhaka has been covered with flags. Now it becomes a city of flags. Colourful flags are being flying in most rooftops of office, residence, clubs and wherever in the city. City dwellers, mostly students, are also buying such flags and adoring their houses.
Flag traders are making brisk business even in the lanes and bi-lanes of the city and its outskirts.
All are busy with welcoming the world’s mega football event World Cup Football 2014. The festivity is going on 22 days ahead of the event.
The capital Dhaka is gripped with world cup fever. The football playing kings Brazil, Argentina, England, Italy, French, Korea, Japan, Spain, Irelands and other giants will perform their art of football. Flags of Bangladesh are also showing a lot though Bangladesh has failed to qualify to play.
More than 30 makeshift flags and jersey shoppers have been selling flags of different countries at Gulistan and its adjacent areas.
Apart from Gulistan, other busiest places Sadarghat. Gabtali, Farmgate, Mirpur, Sutrapur, Bangsal and Gulshan the makeshift traders are selling the products. Sustaining severe hot spell and bad weather the selling of flags are better, told a trader near press club premises. They are selling flags between Tk 200 and 500.
Shahin, a trader in Gulistan said, though profit is marginal but selling is high. He sells flags round the year in the city.
Flags of Brazil and Argentina are selling most.
Enamul Haque, a fan of Brazil said, I collect big flag every world cup session. In the current year the price is higher than that of previous years. I don’t care about high price
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