Islampur Cloth Merchant Association

The biggest clothes market of Bangladesh is Islampur Clothes Market. This market started from British period with few shops. In Pakistan period this market expanded step by step. After independence of Bangladesh this cloth market was fully established as the biggest cloth market of the country. Islampur bazaar stands on the bank of Buriganga River in old Dhaka near Sadarghat.

It is famous for wholesale clothes market. Jamdani, katan, Rajshahi silk, batik, hand paints sharee are available here. Woman dress three pieces, shirt cloth, pant cloth, bed sheet, cover sheet, lungi and every type of clothses are also available here.

There are many multi stored building built up in Islampur. Such as, Jahangir tower, Latif tower, Ahsanullah super market, Lion tower, Kader Sharkar tower, Doulot complex, Amanullah complex, Khaless mension, Khan mension, Hayat Dulon complex etc. Beside these a lot of small market also available in Islampur. There are more than 12000 whole sale different sizes shops. Everyday thousands people and cloth business man come here from around the country for shopping. There are 10 beautiful mosques in Islampur Bazaar.

The cloth merchant association consists of the personel involved in the clothes business in the market. The executive members of the committee are selected by vote of general businessmen for every two years and control the total market with the committee rule. 

Islampur bazaar starts at 9:30am and closes by 8:00pm. Friday is a holiday. This market is also closed on all government holidays.