Haat Bazaar ( Bengali : হাটবাজার ) is an open-air market that serves as a trading venue for local people in rural areas and towns mainly in Bangladesh , Bhutan , Nepal and India . Haat bazaars are conducted on a regular basis, usually once, twice or thrice a week, and in some places once every fortnight. At times, haat bazaars are organized in a different manner, to support or promote trading by and with rural people. In addition to providing trading opportunities, haat bazaars serve as meeting places, rural settlements come up around the haats which gradually grow into towns.
5-527: Border Haats of India with neighbouring nations includejointly-run bi-lateral Haats at designated places on India's border with neighbours such as on India–Bangladesh border , India-Bhutan border , India–Myanmar border , and India–Myanmar border . In India, street vendors legitimately operate under the Street Vendors Act, 2014 . Please help expand this partial and alphabetical list. Two districts Lalmonirhat and Jaipurhat of Bangladesh have
10-482: The fortnightly haats, according to the Hindu lunar calendar . India-Bangladesh Border Haat India–Bangladesh border haat is a Haat or a trading post on Bangladesh–India border , jointly organised by the governments of Bangladesh and India , held one day each week. It is not only a market for locals and tourists for buying daily commodities but also a reunion spot for families living on both sides of
15-468: The international border. The border haats aim at promoting the wellbeing of the people dwelling in remote areas across the borders of two countries by establishing a traditional system of marketing the local produce through local markets. Supporters of the policy believe that Border Haats enhance the bilateral people-to-people international relations , rejuvenate local economy, create jobs, and provide diversity of quality goods at cheaper price specially in
20-681: The remote border areas. Each border Haat is managed and organised by the Haat Management Committee of the respective border haat. It is jointly staffed by the India and the concerned nation which shares border with India. The trade at border haats is permitted to be carried out either on a barter basis or in Indian Rupees and the currency of country with which border is shared, for example, Indian Rupee and Bangladesh Taka on India-Bangladesh border. Data of barter trade
25-444: The suffix "haat" in their name, undoubtedly reflecting the presence of haat bazaars in those locations around which these cities grew up. Eastern Nepal, most of the towns are named after the weekly haat. Aaitabare , Sombare , Mangalbare , Budhabare , Bihibare , Sukrabare and Sanischare are some common Nepali town names that are named for the day of the weekly haat. Panchami , Nawamidanda , and Saptami are towns named after
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