Bikers can wheel into Motorcycle Hut at 6/23 Block-F Lalmatia either to sell their motorcycles or buy one. The choice is unlimited. You can buy a second-hand or a new machine. It can be a 50CC Honda or a 250CC Yamaha. And prices? You can get them for a bargain, too.

The bazaar is open every day and will remain so for at least a year.

Four youths -- Khalid Ibne Mohammed, Mahmudur Rahman, Tarek Ibne Mahmood, Mahfuzur Rahman and SK Shafiul Alam Manik -- initiated this project on July 23. And it was not all driven by profit motive.

"We believe that motorcycles can help reduce the city's traffic problem," says Khalid. "They are affordable and good for the congested roads. Parking is no problem. We felt we should do something in line with the car bazaar."

The initiators also have plans to donate a percentage of the profit coming from the business to the aid of acid victims.

Motorcycle Hut has picked up a befitting slogan to go with -- 'Notun kinar taka nai, cholo ebar hutey jai' (If you can't afford new bikes, then Motorcycle Hut is the place for you). The bikes on display are in the price range of Tk 18,000 to Tk140,000. Buyers can always bargain.

Motorcycle Hut acts as the intermediary, charging 2 percent of the price from the buyer and 5 percent from the seller.

The procedure is simple. Anyone interested to buy or sell a motorcycle has to register with Motorcycle Hut by filling out a form stating the asking price of his motorcycle or how much he is willing to pay for one. A fee of Tk 50 is taken for the registration. Motorcycle Hut then scans the specifications, and if it finds a buyer and a seller have quoted similar prices for a similar machine, it contacts them both.

In a way, it acts like a matchmaker between the buyers and sellers.

In case of secondhand bikes, customers are requested to examine the machines before making the purchase, and Motorcycle Hut cannot be held responsible for any faults in the merchandise.

It also facilitates bank loans for clients. However, this service is not offered to students and those having salary of less than Tk 15,000 a month.

The car bazar sits in a school compound at Manik Mia Avenue. In a similar move, a painting hut takes place every Friday near the Fine Arts Institute.