Dhaka, June 3 -- With the Eid-ul-Fitr only one or two days away, shoppers on Monday crowded all the shopping malls, markets and makeshift shops in the city as many left it for the eleventh hour.

Visiting different shopping malls and markets in New Market, Elephant Road, Gulistan, Paltan, Shantinager, Mouchak and Panthapath areas on Monday, the UNB correspondent found all those are crammed with shoppers.

While traders expressed their satisfaction with the volume of sales, buyers complained about the high prices of products.

The outlets of different local fashion brands, including Easy, Aarong, Ecstasy, Dorjibari, Infinity, Rex and Plus Point, were abuzz with huge crowds, thanks to their new collections.

Footwear brands like Apex, Bay, ...