Ahsan Habib

Too many weak firms get through IPO net

More than two-thirds of companies that got listed on the stock market in the last 14 years were subsequently downgraded to lower categories, with many turning into junk stocks soon after listing. 

3d ago

Stricter conditions proposed for margin loans

A government-formed taskforce for capital market reforms has proposed a host of amendments to margin loan rules, including new eligibility criteria.

3d ago

No tenure extension for closed-end mutual funds

All closed-end mutual funds must be redeemed on reaching maturity and no tenure extension will be allowed, recommended a government-formed taskforce.

3d ago

Steel, cement makers witness drop in Q2 profits

Major listed construction-related firms witnessed a massive year-on-year drop in profits during the October-December period of the current fiscal year of 2024-25.

1w ago

Ha-Meem Group installs 4.4MWp rooftop solar power plant

Ha-Meem Group has installed a second rooftop solar power plant capable of producing 4.4-megawatt peak (MWp) of electricity, raising its total renewable power generating capacity to 12.2MWp.

1w ago

Safety net schemes fall short in the fight against poverty

Social safety net programmes, such as Open Market Sales (OMS) and Vulnerable Group Feeding (VGF), provided less help to the actual poor, despite the government boasting about the impact of those schemes on reducing moderate and extreme poverty, according to a taskforce report.

1w ago

Taskforce report: 8 mega projects cost $7.5b more for graft, delay

The initially estimated costs of these projects were $11.2 billion in total

2w ago

‘Economy was more dire than people thought’

Finance adviser talks about govt’s 3 strategies to ease economic strain

2w ago
February 12, 2025
February 12, 2025

No tenure extension for closed-end mutual funds

All closed-end mutual funds must be redeemed on reaching maturity and no tenure extension will be allowed, recommended a government-formed taskforce.

February 12, 2025
February 12, 2025

Stricter conditions proposed for margin loans

A government-formed taskforce for capital market reforms has proposed a host of amendments to margin loan rules, including new eligibility criteria.

February 12, 2025
February 12, 2025

Too many weak firms get through IPO net

More than two-thirds of companies that got listed on the stock market in the last 14 years were subsequently downgraded to lower categories, with many turning into junk stocks soon after listing. 

February 5, 2025
February 5, 2025

Steel, cement makers witness drop in Q2 profits

Major listed construction-related firms witnessed a massive year-on-year drop in profits during the October-December period of the current fiscal year of 2024-25.

February 3, 2025
February 3, 2025

Ha-Meem Group installs 4.4MWp rooftop solar power plant

Ha-Meem Group has installed a second rooftop solar power plant capable of producing 4.4-megawatt peak (MWp) of electricity, raising its total renewable power generating capacity to 12.2MWp.

February 2, 2025
February 2, 2025

Safety net schemes fall short in the fight against poverty

Social safety net programmes, such as Open Market Sales (OMS) and Vulnerable Group Feeding (VGF), provided less help to the actual poor, despite the government boasting about the impact of those schemes on reducing moderate and extreme poverty, according to a taskforce report.

February 1, 2025
February 1, 2025

Taskforce report: 8 mega projects cost $7.5b more for graft, delay

The initially estimated costs of these projects were $11.2 billion in total

January 29, 2025
January 29, 2025

‘Economy was more dire than people thought’

Finance adviser talks about govt’s 3 strategies to ease economic strain

January 26, 2025
January 26, 2025

Clients struggle to retrieve funds from Moshihor Securities

Hundreds of small stock market investors are suffering for being unable to get back their money, which was embezzled by a brokerage house months back.

January 23, 2025
January 23, 2025

Interest payments eat up more than half of govt revenue expenses

Over half of the government’s total revenue expenditure during the first four months of the current fiscal year of 2024–25 was on interest payments alone, mainly due to increased borrowing and a rise in the interest rates.