Ahsan Habib

Why most stock market policies backfired

The stock market regulator formulated a large number of policies, rules and regulations and passed orders in the last 15 years citing the best interests of investors.

20h ago

Why stock market was overrun by price manipulations

The way that the stock market has been run over the past 15 years under the Sheikh Hasina-led government can be best summarised as facilitative to the manipulation of stock prices.

1d ago

Too many stockbrokers, asset managers approved during Hasina’s regime

Over the past 15 years, investors have fled the market, initial public offerings (IPOs) have been scarce and capital market growth has fallen short of expectations. Despite this dry market, the number of stock intermediaries entering the market increased steadily.

2d ago

IPO approval turned into a recipe for market mischief

The stock market regulator approved 127 firms for listing in the past 14 years, allowing their transition from private to public companies. However, the subsequent outcomes are disheartening as most of these companies showed declined performance rather than growth.

3d ago

Per capita foreign debt more than doubles in eight years

Per capita foreign debt of Bangladesh more than doubled in the last eight years, according to official data, as economists attribute the hike to unplanned foreign-funded projects and corruption, ultimately ballooning the liability on low-income people, including the extremely poor.

4d ago

Tk 75cr loss looms over UCB as stock investment raises questions

United Commercial Bank (UCB) PLC is on the verge of incurring losses of around Tk 75 crore as one-third of its total share market investment has been on a lone stock that has undergone price manipulation.

4d ago

To maintain a stock fund, board spent millions on meetings

What does it take to manage  undistributed money of stock investors and hand it over to rightful recipients? You appear to be wrong if the answer is simply sincere effort.

1w ago

City Bank’s Tk 85cr investment in Sea Pearl raises eyebrows

City Bank PLC is investigating how and why it spent about Tk 86 crore, or roughly one-third of its total market exposure, on purchasing shares of Sea Pearl Beach Resort and Spa Ltd in 2023, according to bank officials.

2w ago
October 3, 2024
October 3, 2024

Why most stock market policies backfired

The stock market regulator formulated a large number of policies, rules and regulations and passed orders in the last 15 years citing the best interests of investors.

October 2, 2024
October 2, 2024

Why stock market was overrun by price manipulations

The way that the stock market has been run over the past 15 years under the Sheikh Hasina-led government can be best summarised as facilitative to the manipulation of stock prices.

October 1, 2024
October 1, 2024

Too many stockbrokers, asset managers approved during Hasina’s regime

Over the past 15 years, investors have fled the market, initial public offerings (IPOs) have been scarce and capital market growth has fallen short of expectations. Despite this dry market, the number of stock intermediaries entering the market increased steadily.

September 30, 2024
September 30, 2024

IPO approval turned into a recipe for market mischief

The stock market regulator approved 127 firms for listing in the past 14 years, allowing their transition from private to public companies. However, the subsequent outcomes are disheartening as most of these companies showed declined performance rather than growth.

September 29, 2024
September 29, 2024

Tk 75cr loss looms over UCB as stock investment raises questions

United Commercial Bank (UCB) PLC is on the verge of incurring losses of around Tk 75 crore as one-third of its total share market investment has been on a lone stock that has undergone price manipulation.

September 29, 2024
September 29, 2024

Per capita foreign debt more than doubles in eight years

Per capita foreign debt of Bangladesh more than doubled in the last eight years, according to official data, as economists attribute the hike to unplanned foreign-funded projects and corruption, ultimately ballooning the liability on low-income people, including the extremely poor.

September 24, 2024
September 24, 2024

To maintain a stock fund, board spent millions on meetings

What does it take to manage  undistributed money of stock investors and hand it over to rightful recipients? You appear to be wrong if the answer is simply sincere effort.

September 15, 2024
September 15, 2024

City Bank’s Tk 85cr investment in Sea Pearl raises eyebrows

City Bank PLC is investigating how and why it spent about Tk 86 crore, or roughly one-third of its total market exposure, on purchasing shares of Sea Pearl Beach Resort and Spa Ltd in 2023, according to bank officials.

September 13, 2024
September 13, 2024

Govt urges China to reduce loan interest, extend repayment period

The government has requested China to lower the interest rates on existing Chinese loans to 1 percent and extend the repayment period to 30 years.

September 8, 2024
September 8, 2024

National Bank’s new board to scrutinise all waived and written-off loans

The newly appointed board of National Bank PLC (NBL) will scrutinise all waived and written-off loans and interests, regardless of whether they were justified or not.