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Afroza Abbas campaigning for her husband Mirza Abbas, a DSCC mayoral candidate at Segunbagicha on Saturday.

12 Apr 2015, 12:00 am0

Oil prices halt rise in Asian trade

AFP, Singapore :Oil prices halted their rise in Asia Monday, hurt by the strengthening US currency, which makes the dollar-price commodity more expensive. The greenback rose after Japan’s central bank shocked markets Friday with a decision to adopt a below-zero interest rate policy in a bid to spur bank lending and drive up inflation. Bank of Japan chief Haruhiko Kuroda cited recent financial market turmoil and a China slowdown for ushering in a -0.1 percent rate on new reserves, and...

2 Feb 2016, 12:00 am