Briefing 2023-12-30

Jute emerges best performer, travel
& leisure suffers most in 2023
The jute sector emerged as the best performer on the Dhaka Stock Exchange in 2023, boasting an 11 per cent surge in its market value, while the travel and leisure sector became the worst performer, enduring a sharp decline of 25 per cent. Of the 20 sectors on the stock market, 12 experienced price appreciations up to 11 per cent, and five underwent price correction up to 25 per cent, while three remained unchanged. Page 9
Displaced Gazans flee Israel assaults
Tens of thousands of newly displaced Gazans huddled under tarpaulins on Friday in the centre of the enclave after fleeing the latest offensive by Israeli tanks, while warplanes targeted the south, flattening homes and burying families as they slept. Page 14
Country benefits from remittances
Terming the expatriates as the backbone of the nation, Planning Minister MA Mannan said on Friday that the country as well as the families of the expatriate Bangladeshis were benefiting from the hard-earned remittances sent by the expatriates. Page 20