Briefing 13-09-2022

Pharma shares pull stocks down

Stocks passed another downbeat session on Monday as the jittery investors close to book profits on large-cap pharmaceuticals issues after the recent price surge. The market opened on a positive note and the key index rose about 23 points within the first hour of trading. But the profit booking tendency of the investors eroded all the early gains. Page 9

Ukraine claims it reached Russian border

Ukraine kept the counteroffensive momentum in its war against Russia going Monday, saying it liberated one village after another and claiming that in one region it pushed the invaders back right up to the border in a lightning military move that stunned many."In some areas of the front, our defenders reached the state border with the Russian Federation," said the regional governor of the northeastern Kharkiv region, Oleh Syniehubov. Russian troops crossed the border in the region on Feb. 24, the first day of the invasion. Page 17

Tigers start a three-day preparation camp

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) started a three-day preparation camp on Monday involving the national team players, and some selected players from the high-performance unit and Bangladesh Tigers programme. After the disastrous Asia Cup, this is the first preparation camp of the Bangladesh team. Page 15

BD-Bhutan secy-level trade meet today

The two-day secretary-level meeting between Bangladesh and Bhutan will begin today (Tuesday) at a hotel in the capital in order to make effective the Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA) signed earlier between the two countries and also to boost bilateral trade and commerce. Page 20