Briefing 13-09-2020

BSEC annual report yet to be published

The securities regulator has not yet published its annual report for the fiscal year (FY) 2018-19 despite another fiscal year -- 2019-20 -- gone on June 30, 2020. The officials of the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) said the report could not be published as the concerned ministry had not yet given any green signal to publication of the report. Page 9

50 lives lost in Congo gold mine

At least 50 people are thought to have died when an artisanal gold mine collapsed near Kamituga in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo on Friday afternoon, a local mining NGO said. Page 10

BKMEA members missing on database

Many knitwear makers are yet to pay heed to their trade body's repeated call to introduce workers' biometric database since the move was taken five years back. Page 12

UK strikes 'historic' trade deal with Japan

The UK has struck its first big post-Brexit trade deal after reaching a historic agreement with Japan that is expected to increase trade by £15bn a year. Page 12