Briefing 26-08-2022

Stocks rebound sharply
The stock market rebounded strongly on Thursday after a single-day break, with turnover crossing Tk 17 billion mark, as buoyant investors put fresh funds on major sector stocks amid high optimism. The benchmark equity index opened higher and the uptrend continued until the end of the session with no sign of reversal. Page 9
Railway station attack in Ukraine kills 25
A Russian rocket strike on a train station killed 25 people, Ukraine says, on the day marking six months since Moscow's invasion began. Five of the victims of the attack in the eastern town of Chaplyne burnt to death in a vehicle, officials said. Two boys aged six and 11 were also killed. Page 17
Imports unlikely to face any problem
Bangladesh is unlikely to face any problem in importing food items from Russia and Ukraine or any other countries as the government is considering alternative payment arrangements, bypassing SWIFT. "The government has no restrictions … there is no problem in importing food items," Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi told the media after a high-level meeting on food import at Bangladesh Secretariat on Thursday. Page 20
Domingo still head coach of Tigers: BCB
After a few chaotic hours of speculated resignation of the head coach of the Bangladesh national cricket team, Russel Domingo, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has confirmed that he is very much on the job. Page 15