Dhaka: Bashundhara City shopping mall was opened on Wednesday morning nearly 10 days after it was shut down following a devastating fire.

The gate of the market was opened at about 10:00am, said an employee of the mall’s information desk, wishing anonymity.

Most of the shops of the market were opened, excluding those of the C-blocks on the 6th, 7th and 8th floors, a UNB correspondent reported after visiting the shopping centre.

However, a few visitors were found roaming around the market complex.

Arif Hossain, a salesman at fashion outlet Monsoon Rain, said they were yet to sell any product since the morning.

The number of buyers will increase in the afternoon, Arif hoped.

Workers and stuff of the markets were seen busy repairing the damage.

The lifts of the building were running while technicians were found to check the escalators before their operation.

Besides, the electric connections at most of the shops of Block B on the 6th floor were snapped during the fire.

A few shops of the food court on the 8th floor were opened and the employees were cleaning those.

On 21 August, a devastating fire broke out in the shopping mall when a total of 70 shops out of 100 on level 6 were completely or partially damaged.

Some 150 firefighters, assisted by firemen of Bashundhara City shopping mall, doused the flame after nearly nine hours of frantic effort.