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With only a day remaining before the celebration of Pahela Baishakh, the first day of Bangla year, sales of clothing and sweetmeat have not picked up and businesses say they are unlikely to meet their targets this year.
Sales centring Pahela Baishakh have picked up as people from all walks of life, buoyed by the improvement in the coronavirus situation, are set to welcome the Bangla New Year in colour and festivity today.
Food processors in Bangladesh have either cut the size of packs or increased prices to absorb the surging cost of raw materials, handing a blow to end customers already struggling amid higher inflation.
Another bitter Baishakh for sweet shops thedailystar.net - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thedailystar.net Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.