It
is natural that if you go to a shop, you will buy products with the help of the
shopkeeper. But if you go to such a shop and find no shopkeeper then how would
you feel? It seems to be an astonishing incident. But yes, there is a shop of
this kind at Kumarkhali railway station in Kushtia. Handkerchief, napkin, towel
and lungi are neatly stacked in the shop. But there is no seller. Hence, the
name of this different type of shop is “Vinno Rokom Dokan” (Different kind of
shop).
Each
product has price tag attached to them. For collecting the price of the
product, there is a box in front of the shop. Customers take their required
products and keep the price there. The name of the shop owner is Hamidur Rahman
Shipon. He is a hawker by profession. He has been fighting with poverty for
long time. One profession is not enough for him to run a family. So, he has
been thinking of doing something different for a long time. From that thinking,
he gets the idea of ‘Vinno Rokom Dokan’.
The
reporter talked to Hamidur Rahman Shipon about ‘Vinno Rokom Dokan’. The summary
of the story is given below-
Reporter: What is the reason
behind this different plan?
Hamidur: Actually, I have
been planning for something like this for one and half year. It is because I am
a peddler. I buy cloths and then cut and sew them by myself and then sell them.
However, it was not possible for me to run my family by doing this job. And it
is also not possible for me to do two jobs together at the same time. So, I came
up with this plan. I have written the price on each product. Customers purchase
products of their need and put the money inside the box.
Reporter: Do you find any
irregularities in the amount after the end of the day?
Hamidur: With the blessings
of everyone, so far the shop did not have any problem. It has been seven months
that I am running this shop. At the end of the day, I come to the shop to
collect the money and check the daily account. But till now, I have never found
any irregularities.
Reporter: What kind of
support are you getting from those living near the shop?
Hamidur: There is a library
next to my shop. The person who runs the library looks after my shop as much as
possible. But he has his own work too. It is not possible for him to keep an
eye on my shop all day. But I am not facing any problem. It is going well.
Reporter: Do you leave the
shop empty all day long, or do you sit at the shop at a certain time?
Hamidur: No, I do not get time
to sit at the shop. I open the shop at 9 O’clock in the morning and then go for
hawking. I sell handkerchief in Kushtia, Rajbari and Pangsha regions. Though I
come back to the shop by the afternoon, I do not stay there. I close the shop
at around 10 to 10:30 p.m.
Reporter: How much do you sell
every day?
Hamidur: Daily I earn
600-800 taka and after all the expenses I make decent profit.
Reporter: Is your family
financially solvent now?
Hamidur: We are now a bit
more financially solvent. I am satisfied with the present condition. I hope
that prosperity will come back to my family if the condition of the shop
becomes much better.
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