Briefing 2024-02-22

Orion Infusion's stock doubles in 3 months
Orion Infusion, a concern of Orion Group, has witnessed a remarkable surge in its stock price on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), with shares more than doubling in value in just three months. Its stock price rose from Tk 291 on November 21 last year to Tk 699.5 on Tuesday last even though there is no specific reason for investors to be keen on betting on the stock. Page 9
US veto makes Gaza ‘more dangerous’: China
China warned on Wednesday that a US decision to veto a UN Security Council resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza pushed the conflict into an "even more dangerous" situation. Washington on Tuesday vetoed a UN Security Council resolution drafted by Algeria, which demanded an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in war-torn Gaza and the "unconditional" release of all hostages kidnapped in the October 07 attacks. Page 5
BD booters to play two matches in KSA
The Bangladesh National Football Team has a plan to play two preparatory matches during their next month's conditioning camp in Saudi Arabia ahead of their World Cup qualifying matches against Palestine in next month. The Bangladesh football team is likely to fly to Saudi Arabia on March 02 and will conduct a conditioning camp there till March 17 before leaving for Kuwait. Page 5
3 more pieces of AI-based Bangla software
Commemorating the International Mother Language Day, artificial intelligence (IA)-based Bangla language software 'Bangla Text to Speech -Uchcharon', 'Bangla Speech to Text -Kotha' and Bengali OCR 'Borna' were launched on Wednesday. A new Bangla font 'Purno' began its journey during the occasion. Page 3