Briefing 20-07-2022

Stocks keep bleeding

Stocks suffered another big fall on Tuesday as edgy investors continued to sell off their positions in a bid to exit the market, fearing that economic uncertainty would deepen in coming months. The benchmark DSEX of Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) slipped below 6,200 mark for the first time in two months and settled at 6,153, shedding 63.71 points or 1.02 per cent over the previous session. Page 9

BCB set to establish regional bodies

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) is all set to introduce regional cricket bodies, BCB president Nazmul Hasan said after the annual general meeting of the board on Tuesday in the city. The BCB was trying for a long time to establish regional cricket bodies, but the initiative remained stuck as there was no provision in BCB's constitution to form regional cricket associations. Page 15

Covid triples across Europe

The World Health Organization said Tuesday that coronavirus cases have tripled across Europe in the past six weeks, accounting for nearly half of all infections globally. Hospitalisations rates have also doubled, although intensive care admissions have remained low. Page 17