When a wedding knocks at the door, a massive burden of completing wedding shopping in due time arises. You can definitely look into these five places for wedding shopping in Dhaka!
Bangladeshi weddings always include so many functions and events. The main celebration of a Bengali wedding usually lasts a week or two, but the excitement and shopping start a month earlier. As way too many functions are to be attended by the bride and groom, as well as their relatives, wedding shopping is indeed a big hassle. Lots and lots of things are to be bought, and in large quantities. If one doesn’t have proper idea about the places from where different wedding accessories and clothing can be bought, wedding shopping can take longer than expected. Moreover, it is always much better to go to a market for purchasing goods after gathering some knowledge about the pricing. In this article, I would like to describe 5 very famous places for wedding shopping in Dhaka. This is no particular ranking order, just five different places from different locations, and price ranges.
Jamuna Future Park
Opening at 2013, Jamuna Future Park (JFP) didn’t take long to become one of the largest shopping hubs not just in Dhaka, but also in Bangladesh. In fact, having a total land area of 150,000 square meters, JFP is the largest shopping center in South Asia. Almost all the renowned brands from all over Bangladesh have stores in JFP. Some of the international brands also have started to open their outlets in this gigantic mega complex. JFP is located beside the entrance of Basundhara Residential Area.
If you are looking for purchasing premium and world class quality products for your wedding, then definitely JFP is your perfect place for wedding shopping in Dhaka. Clothing, footwear, jewelry, accessories and almost everything is available here. More than 500 fabric and jewelry stores are there to offer you products from diverse ranges. Most of the shops in JFP will charge fixed prices for their products, so there is not much room for bargaining. But most of the shops offer discounts and free stuff from time to time. You’ll just have to watch out for those offers. Probably purchasing products from here will cost you more,
Bashundhara City Shopping Mall
Situated at Panthapath, Bashundhara City Shopping Mall held the crown of being the largest shopping complex in South Asia before the arrival of JFP. Currently, it is ranked at the 13th place globally. The retail and shopping space of Bashundhara City Shopping Mall consists of 8 floors. The first four floors have stores from all the local fabric brands. In the fifth floor you can purchase jewelry from different brands, and the seventh floor will give you options for footwear. That means, you can complete your entire shopping from this place. You won’t find many better places for wedding shopping in Dhaka than this.
Like JFP Bashundhara City Shopping Mall also contains fixed-price shops mostly. But there are a few shops from which you can purchase products on bargained prices. Famous brands like Manyavar, Lubnan, Bata, Yellow, Richman etc. will not let bargain, but least known brands will.
Mirpur Benarashi Palli
What is the most important outfit for the bride who is about to get married? Of course it’s the wedding Saree. Mirpur Benarashi Palli is the best place for wedding shopping in Dhaka when it comes to buying Sarees. Founded in 1995, Benarashi Palli located right at the heart of Mirpur 10. The world ‘Benarashi’ might deceive you, but this makeshift market has the largest diverse Saree collection including Jamdani, Georgette, Katan, Silk and many more. As different shops will show you a diverse range of designs from different price ranges, you will have most number of options when you will come here to buy a wedding Saree.
The shops in Mirpur Benarashi Palli will ask for a lot of money when you will ask for prices. But you are always open to bargain there. Rather, you should always try to bargain as the vendors always ask for way too much. But with proper bargain, you can even purchase products at half the asking price.
New Market
Who doesn’t know about New Market? Situated on Mirpur Road, near Science Lab, New Market is one of the oldest shopping hubs of South Dhaka. This is a place where you can find literally everything, including wedding accessories. And most importantly, you can products for cheap from here. An old joke says that what you buy from mega shopping complexes for 3000 can be bought for 300 from New Market. I don’t know if that is true, but I can assure you that New Market is the one of the cheapest options for wedding shopping in Dhaka.
Probably you will not find well-reputed and famous brand shops in New Market, but that doesn’t mean the products you can purchase from here can’t of good quality. In fact, you can purchase products from a diverse quality range. It entirely depends on your budget. You will have to roam around for a bit to find your desired product, but that is totally worth it.
Banga Bazar
And lastly, we have the most famous shopping hub from Old Dhaka, Banga Bazaar. From Banga Bazar, you can purchase products at cheapest rates. Basically, product manufacturers are situated near this location, and Banga Bazar was initially established for wholesale purposes. But gradually it became go-to shopping option for people from all sorts of backgrounds and ages. From stationary to undergarments, you will find everything here.
You can’t even imagine how cheap your wedding shopping can be if you purchase everything from Banga Bazar. Situated at Gulistan, this place is very crowded, narrow and shabby. But you can take all the trouble for shopping cheap, right? Banga Bazar is the cheapest place for wedding shopping in Dhaka without any hint of a doubt.
You should complete your wedding shopping according to your convenience. Purchasing from nearby shops or shopping centers is always preferable, as you don’t want to go to faraway stores again if you need to change or adjust the product somehow. But it is quite normal not to find everything at nearby shops. These five places certainly are considerable options.