ChI Shops at….
Recommended boutiques, shops,
Dhaka has great silks, handwoven cottons, brass, leather, pearls and gemstone jewellery, and more….
• Aranya
• Jara
• DCC market in Gulshan
For antiques (some old, some less so!), check out
• Antics at 93, New Elephant Road (1st Floor),
Tel: 8618187
• Bangladesh Pink Pearl
Shop-1, DMC Market, Gulshan-1 Tel: 602160
• Old Furniture & Metal Craft at 219-20, Gulshan Shopping Center
Gulshan-1
• Shoukhin Emporium at F-42, DCC Super Market (1st Floor)
Gulshan-2. Tel: 9880389
Other shopping outlets and markets to explore - (which are mostly closed on Fridays, by the way) - are:
• Alpona Plaza, New Elephant Road, Dhaka
• Baitul Mokkaram Market, Baitul Mokkaram
• Chandni Chawk Market, Elephant Road, Dhaka
• City Heart Shopping Center, 67, Naya Paltan (closed on Mondays)
• Dhaka Stadium Market, Dhaka National Stadium
• Eastern Plaza, Hatirpool, Sonargaon Road (closed on Mondays)
• Gausia, Mirpur Road (closed on Tuesdays)
• Government New Market, Azimpur
• Navana Shoopping Centre, Gulshan-1 (closed on Mondays)
• Karnophuli Garden City, Shantinagar (closed on Mondays)
• Mouchak Market, Mmlibagh (closed on Saturday)
• Rifle Square, Bari Dhara Gate, Zigatola
• Rapa Plaza Mirpur Road (closed on Mondays)
• Ramna Bhadan, Ramna
• Rajlaxmi Complex, Uttara Model Town, Uttara
• Stop N Shop House 23, Road 27, Dhanmondi. Tel: 9112738
• UAE Moitri Complex Kemal Ataturk Avenue, Banani
• Vishal Centre Moghbazar
For clothes (mainly Eastern but some inexpensive Western styles and lots of t-shirts, silks and cottons by the meter or the sari length, depending on the venue):
• Aarong at 1/1, Block A, Lalmatia, Mirpur Road Dhaka Tel: 8111607, 8111791 and Gulshan-Tejgaon Link Road
Tel: 8821052, 8825986, Fax: 8828576
Email: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
• Artisti Collection Ltd. At NWJ 2 Kemal Ataturk Avenue, Gulshan Tel: 9883422 Fax: 8826234, Email: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
• Benarashi Emporium, Sector 10, Block A, Lane 8, House, 1 Mirpur, Tel: 8023191
• Bichitra Shop 5, Holding 1, Road # 27 (old) Rapa Plaza, Dhanmondi; also at 1/1 Laltamia, Adel Plaza, Tel: 9122034; Shop and at 13 (1st Floor), Rifles Square, Dhanmondi Dhaka, Tel: 0171-440487
• Dash Fashion, Hotel Razmoni Ishakha Hotel Complex
89/3, VIP Road, Kakrail, Tel: 8311904
• Grameen Shamogree Grameen Bank Bhaban Mirpur 2, Tel: 9006139; at 318, Free School Street, Sonargaon Road Hatirpool, Tel: 9664876; at House 79, Road 12A, Dhanmondi, Tel: 0171-696217; and House 2, Raod 1B, Sector 9, Uttara, Tel: 0171-538826
• Grameen Udyog Sony Cinema Hall Bhaban, Mirpur 2, Tel: 9012083
• Ambala Complex Road 2, Dhanmondi, Tel: 0171-520657
• Handibazar 20/4 Panthapath, Rashid Plaza, Tel: 017224809 and at 55/3 Karnaphulli Garden City Kakril, Tel: 018224809
• Kumudini 74, Gulshan Avenue, Tel: 8822493, 9892373
• Nipun Crafts Limited in Husain Plaza House # 1. Road # 15, Dhanmondi,
Tel: 9115116, 8120374, 9661569 Fax: 8614184, Email: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
• Plaza Central Plot 22 (2nd Fl), Gulshan 2, Tel: 8821135, 8815390; and at Momotaz Plaza, House 7, Road 4 Dhanmondi, Tel: 8622340
• Sopura Silk Mills Ltd. Mamtaz Plaza (2nd Fl), House 7, Road 4
Dhanmondi, Tel: 9669886
• Shoriotullah Bhaban (1st Fl) 121/C Gulshan Avenue, Gulshan 2, Tel: 861008, 9885462
• Concord Twin Tower (2nd Fl), Shop 358-359 Chamellibagh Tel: 8610068
• Tangail Sharee Kutir 143/1, Baily Road, Tel: 8314567, Fax: 8312928
• TexMart at House 81, Road 6, Block C, Tel: 8827260; House 362/1, Road 27, Tel: 8120850; House 6, Road 2, Sector 3, Tel: 8911229; and
41, Kemal Ataturk Avenue (2nd Fl) Tel: 9893510
• Concord Arcadia Shopping Mall Plot 1&2, Road 4, Dhanmondi
• Westecs 5, Gulshan Avenue, Gulshan-1, Tel: 8818678
• Chondon House 9 Road 103, Gulshan 2 tel 01818 603 610 offers upscale designer clothes and handwoven scarves
For jewellery (look out for the famous Bangladesh pink and grey pearls), examine the goodies in:
• Amin Jewellers, which have outlets in Gulshan-2, Tel: 8820698,8820696,8812347; in Government New Market, Tel: 8614137,8619732; in 73, Baitul Market, Tel: 9555873-4, 9551390 and at 77, Baitul Mukarram, Tel: 9555871, 9559302
• Apan Jewellers B-2, Market, New Circular Road, Tel: 9333698, 418157
• Aupurba Jewellers D7, Mouchak Market, Tel: 9331592
• Gem World, in Iqbal Center, 42, Kemal Ataturk Avenue
Dhaka, Tel: 8819280, Fax: 8119824
And in Baitul Mokarram area (the jewellers hangout), look for:
• Chandni Jewellers 18, Baitul Mukarram (1st Floor) Tel: 9550987
• Chandrima Jewellers 59/A , Baitul Mukarram (1st Floor),Tel: 9552978
Grameen Jewellers, 79, Baitul Mukarram, Tel: 9556796,
• 9556658
• Mona Jewellers, 13, Baitul Mukarram, Tel: 9550282
• Sananda Jewellers, 47, Baitul Mukarram (1st Floor), Tel: 9555847
• Sriti Jewellers 41, Baitul Mukarram, Dhaka, Tel: 9555861
For handicraft and gift items, take a look in:
• Archie’s Gallery Concord Tower, Suite 14-2 (13th Floor)
113, Kazi Nazrul Islam Avenue , Tel: 9345924, 9335462, Fax: 9352367 Email: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
• Asia Gift Corner B/201, Gulshan Shopping Centre, Gulshan-1, Tel: 8822997; and outlets at Kanak, Vogue, Champak, Joya; and in the Dhaka Sheraton Hotel, Tel: 9115660
• Grameen Samogree in 318 Free School Street, Hatirpool, Sonargaon Road, Tel: 9664876
• Islam Handicrafts
F- 26, DMC North Super Market Gulshan-2, Tel: 9889147
• Karupalli 5, Kawran Bazar, Tel: 323070-4 Email: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
• Kumudini Handicraft 74, Gulshan Avenue, Tel: 8824284, Fax:9715318
• Needle Craft House 27 , Road- 16 Dhanmondi, Tel: 8112622, Fax: 8116812
• Nipun Craft Limited House-1, Road- 15 Dhanmondi, Dhaka
Tel: 9115116, 8120374, 9661569 Fax: 8614184, Email: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
• Nakshi Katha Kandra UAE Maitry Complex, Banani, Tel: 602604
• Shohag Handicrafts F-29, Gulshan-2, Dhaka, Tel: 608978
For jute items, the best buys are found in
• Aarong
• Kumudini
• Mayfair International 277, Elephant Road, Dhaka, Tel: 9331962
• Nipun
For leather goods, try out one of the many outlets such as
• Absolute Leather Products, 14, Rajuk Avenue (4th Fl.), Motijheel,Tel: 9557788, Fax: 9568347,9560089 Email: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
• Craft Line Sylhet House 12, Abhoy Das Road, Tikatuly, Tel: 9553787, 9550322,Fax: 9550322
• Haroon Leather 18, Kemal Ataturk Avenue (6th Floor) Tel: 8824976, 8821024, Fax: 8826114
• Leather Boutique F-31, DCC, North Super Market Gulshan, Tel: 603972
• Leather Center G-9, DCC North Super Market
Gulshan-2, Tel: 602878, 8829624
• Leather Craft 130, Govt, New Market, Azimpur Tel: 509207
• Leather Emporium G-5, Dmc North Super Market (ground Floor)
Gulshan, Tel: 8810916, 600942
• Victor Leather Mart 297, Govt, New Mrket, Dhada, Tel: 504963
• Absolute Leather Products
14, Rajuk Avenue (4th Fl.), Motijheel, Tel: 9557788, Fax: 9568347,9560089 Email: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
• Craft Line Sylhet house 12, Abhoy Das Road Tikatuly, Dhaka- 1203
Tel: 9553787, 9550322,Fax: 9550322
There are also quite a few department stores (or what passes for them), if that grabs you (personally ChI cannot stand them anywhere in the world - other than Harvey Nicks in Dubai, London or Leeds!)
• Agora 80, Rifles Square, Road-2 Dhanmondi, Tel: 9665143, Fax : 9886143 Email: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
• Al-Amin G-12, DCC Market (Ground floor), Tel: 8810556
• Almas General Stores Road # 5, Dhanmondi, Mirpur Road, Tel: 8617085
• BAFWA Complex Shaheen College Gate, Dhaka, Tel: 8821151
• Dash Department 2, Ishakha Shopping Complex, Kakrail, Tel: 8311904
• H.N.P. Family Mart 55, South Avenue, Gulshan-1, Tel: 9883635
• Jonaki in the Dhaka Sheraton Hotel, Tel: 8611191, 863391 Ext-8565
• Mina Bazar 719/A, Satmasjid Road, Dhanmondi
• Nahar Departmental Store 26, Sonargaon Road, Hatirpool,
Nahar Plaza, Tel: 8611828, 8612146
• Nandan Mega Shop NWJ (4), Kemal Ataturk Avenue, Gulshan, Tel: 9862637, 9861603
• Plaza Central Plot # 22 (2nd Floor), Gulshan Circle-2 Tel: 8815390, 8812391 Fax: 8815390, Email: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
• Stop N Shop House # 23, Road # 27 (Old) Dhanmondi R/A, Tel: 9112738