Briefing29-08-2022
Monday, 29 August 2022
DSE turnover scales Tk 21b mark
Stocks extended their winning streak on Sunday, with turnover crossing Tk 21 billion mark after 11 months, as enthusiastic investors put fresh funds on major sector shares amid high hopes. Page 9
119 more perish in Pak floods in 24 hours
Pakistan is appealing for further international assistance as floods devastate the country, leaving people searching for higher, drier ground. The death toll from the monsoon rains has reached 1,033 - with 119 killed in the last 24 hours, the National Disaster Management Authority says. Page 17
Tigers face Afghanistan tomorrow
The Afghanistan men's national T20 team shocked many cricket pundits in the Asia Cup 2022 opener by beating Sri Lanka by eight wickets in one-sided affair at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Saturday. The Bangladesh national men's Twenty20 cricket team will start their Asia Cup 2022 campaign tomorrow (Tuesday) against confident Afghanistan. Page 15
Tea workers return to work
A weeks-long standoff between workers and estate owners ended on the prime minister's assurance that daily wages would be hiked by Tk 50 to Tk 170. Tea plantation workers in Sylhet have returned to work after weeks of protests ended with a Tk 50 increase in their daily wages, breathing life back into the region's estates, reports bdnews24.com. Page 19