Sarwar A Chowdhury

Foreign funds double in DSE

Net foreign investment in Dhaka Stock Exchange more than doubled to Tk 754.58 crore year-on-year in the first quarter this year, as the Bangladeshi stocks are gradually becoming lucrative for investment.

7y ago

Fixed deposits account for 57pc of DSE's revenue

Interests on fixed deposits generated more than half of the total revenue for Dhaka Stock Exchange than the bourse's core business that includes share transactions and listing fees.

7y ago

Dhaka bourse moves to revamp OTC market

The Dhaka Stock Exchange has moved to revamp over-the-counter (OTC) market so it becomes more active and attractive.

7y ago

Govt devising ways to offload shares of state companies

The government is devising ways to offload state-owned companies' shares as well as its stakes in multinational firms that are

7y ago

Invest more in infrastructure for sustainable growth

Bangladesh is showing signs of resilience over the years, overcoming natural disasters and conflict, but the country still needs to focus on infrastructure development to continue the economic growth in the long term, said a regional chief of Standard Chartered.

7y ago

Foreign funds shoot up in Dhaka bourse

Net foreign investment in Dhaka Stock Exchange soared two and a half times year-on-year to Tk 238.46 crore in February, as the

7y ago

Big business groups not tempted by stockmarket

The biggest and most successful entrepreneurs in the country are yet to find the capital market a lucrative source of financing for their companies that they built over the years.

7y ago

LankaBangla to hire more women

LankaBangla Finance plans to increase the ratio of women it employs to 25 percent by 2020 as it strongly believes females equally

7y ago
March 22, 2016
March 22, 2016

Dhaka bourse recommends 10pc cash dividends

Dhaka Stock Exchange has recommended 10 percent cash dividends for fiscal 2014-15 that will bring relief to its shareholders who are passing tough times for a bearish trend in the secondary market, which is their main source of income.

March 18, 2016
March 18, 2016

United Power eyes expansion

United Power Generation and Distribution Company plans to expand its generation capacity to 100MW each in two of

March 17, 2016
March 17, 2016

Summit merges power subsidiaries

Summit Power, the first private sector power producer, plans to merge three of its subsidiaries as part of a new business strategy of its parent company, Summit Group.

March 4, 2016
March 4, 2016

United Power merges two of its units

United Power Generation and Distribution Company acquired two of its power generating units at Tk 652 crore in a

March 3, 2016
March 3, 2016

DSE launches share trading app next week

The Dhaka Stock Exchange is all set to launch a mobile application on March 9 to allow investors to do share trading on their mobile phones.

February 29, 2016
February 29, 2016

DSE's income creeps up 1pc

Net income of the Dhaka Stock Exchange rose 1 percent year-on-year in the second financial year after the demutualisation of the bourse.

February 25, 2016
February 25, 2016

United Airways resumes flights

Private carrier United Airways yesterday resumed its flight operations, which remained suspended for three weeks due to an unavailability of aircraft.

February 22, 2016
February 22, 2016

Confidence deficit biggest risk to stockmarket: survey

Lack of investor confidence will be the biggest risk to the capital market this year, said 42.5 percent of the respondents in a recent survey by LankaBangla Securities.

February 11, 2016
February 11, 2016

Titas Gas share price battered by cuts in distribution charges

Titas Gas Transmission and Distribution Company lost more than Tk 3,000 crore in market value over the last five months after a recent change in distribution charges.

February 5, 2016
February 5, 2016

United Air suspends all flights indefinitely

Private carrier United Airways has suspended flight operations due to unavailability of aircraft, creating uncertainty