Profit taking halts stock rally
Stocks slipped into the red on Wednesday, snapping a six-day gaining streak, as cautious investors rushed to lock in profits on quick-gaining issues during revised market hours. As per the newly revised schedule, trading on the bourses started at 9:30am instead of 10:00am and closed at 1:50pm instead of 2:30pm. Page 9
Legspinner Rishad to help Tigers in UAE
Legspinner Rishad Hossain is all set to join Bangladesh national cricket team in UAE in a bid to help the Tigers take a best preparation for their Asia Cup matches. Even though Bangladesh didn't include any leg spinner into the squad, the other teams, participating in the tournament devised their game plan, giving the leg spinners an immense priority. Page 15
Tea garden workers continue strike
Tea garden workers in Sylhet continued with their strike on Wednesday, the 16th day of their protest movement, demanding revision of their wages to Tk 300 from the existing Tk 120. In tea gardens across Sylhet, UNB found that tea garden workers were carrying on with their movement by staging protests and forming human chains in groups. Page 18
Ukraine marks Independence Day
Residents of Kyiv woke up to air raid sirens as Ukraine observed its Independence Day on Wednesday, which also marked exactly six months since the start of Russia's military invasion. Authorities in the capital banned large-scale gatherings until Thursday, fearing the national holiday might bring particularly heavy Russian missile attacks. Page 17
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