Eid sales getting pace in city
Sales in the city's shopping malls and fashion houses are gradually getting momentum ahead of the Eid-ul-Fitr, the largest religious festival of the Muslims.People usually buy new outfits and fashion accessories to celebrate the festival. So, shop owners have put on display various types of attractive wears and accessories for...
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BD to raise onion prices in farmers' interest
Authorities will move to raise prices of onions soon to safeguard the interests of the farmers, Agriculture Minister Abdur Razzaque has said, reports Bdnews24Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina ordered to observe the market for a few more days before taking the decision to raise the prices, Razzaque said at a programme...
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India under fresh scrutiny as UN panel calls for shunning coal
DADRI (India) April 8 (AFP) : The mounds of jet-black coal shimmering under the afternoon sun at the Dadri power plant are a raw illustration of India's coal dependence-a habit that despite increasing pressure, the country is finding hard to kick.Coal is vital for providing electricity to India's 1.4 billion...
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Europe agrees to ban Russian coal, but struggles on oil, gas
The European Union nations have agreed to ban Russian coal in the first sanctions on the vital energy industry over the war in Ukraine, but it has underlined the 27 countries' inability to agree so far on a much more sweeping embargo on oil and natural gas that would hit...
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