Where to buy stock in Bangladesh
The markets sellers here actually buy from, by city and by what they sell.
These are areas, not shops we vouch for. We are telling you which market sells what and roughly what it costs, so you know where to start. We have not checked any single trader, and no money should change hands before you have seen the goods yourself. Every price here is an estimate and changes with the season.
City
What they sell
Chattogram
1 place
Reazuddin Bazar
Mixed wholesaleReazuddin Bazar, Chattogram
Clothes, cosmetics, electronics, shoes, and imported goods. The main wholesale market of the city.
Estimate: similar to Chawkbazar in Dhaka. Imported goods can be cheaper here because the port is close.
The place to start if you are buying in Chattogram. Ask for the wholesale floor, it is not always the shop you first walk into.
Dhaka
1 place
Chawkbazar
Mixed wholesaleChawkbazar, Old Dhaka
A bit of everything. Toys, cosmetics, plastic goods, stationery, kitchen items, party supplies, and imported odds and ends.
Estimate: the cheapest wholesale in the city for small goods, often 30 to 50 percent under retail. Quality moves around a lot at that price.
Very crowded and hard to move through in the afternoon. Go early. Check what you are handed before you pay, because returns here are rare.
Know a good place we have missed?
Tell us and we will add it, so the next seller does not have to find it the hard way.
Stock sorted. Now where do people buy it?
A Facebook page is a start. A real shop with a cart and a checkout sells more, and it keeps selling while you sleep.