Briefing 31-07-2022

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FE Team | Published: July 30, 2022 23:32:06

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Investors' financial literacy highlighted
Discussants have laid importance on investors' financial literacy to save their hard-earned investments along with gaining profits from the capital market. They made the suggestions at a conference held Saturday in Mymensingh as part of a move of the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) to hold country wide investors' education fair. Page 9
US House bans semi-automatic guns
The House passed legislation Friday to revive a ban on certain semi-automatic guns, the first vote of its kind in years and a direct response to the firearms often used in the crush of mass shootings ripping through communities nationwide. Once banned in the U.S., the high-powered firearms are now widely blamed as the weapon of choice among young men responsible for many of the most devastating mass shootings. Page 12
Zimbabwe beat Tigers by 17 runs
Batsmen Sikandar Raza and Wessly Madhevere starred as Zimbabwe beat Bangladesh by 17 runs in Harare on Saturday in the first of a three-match Twenty20 international series. Zimbabwe posted 205-3 and restricted the tourists to 188-6 to take the lead in a series that continues on Sunday at the same venue and concludes on Tuesday. Page 15
Ensure local MMF use in RMG: BTMA
The country's primary textile millers called on the government to provide cash incentive for exporters of readymade garment (RMG) items made from man-made fibre (MMF) only after ensuring that they use locally produced yarn and fabric. Page 20