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
November 3, 2015
68pc of stockmarket fund disbursed
The government has disbursed about 68 percent of its Tk 900-crore refinancing scheme among stockmarket investors affected by the 2011 market crash.
October 19, 2015
Firms must issue notice to declare interim dividends
A listed company will have to issue a notice at least three days before a meeting on releasing quarterly financial
October 14, 2015
Bourses can hold up to 70pc in new settlement company
The twin bourses together can hold 70 percent stakes at most in the proposed clearing and settlement company that will ensure
October 13, 2015
Regulator moves to upgrade merger rules
Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission has initiated a move to upgrade its acquisition and takeover rules as merger seekers
October 3, 2015
Walton: Made in Bangladesh
There are thousands of importers in Bangladesh and many of them have become assemblers over time. But they have seldom turned into bona-fide manufacturers like Walton has.
September 12, 2015
Walton: from importer to manufacturer
Walton is among those rare companies that morphed into manufacturers from importers and achieved enviable success in less than a
September 3, 2015
Second verdict on 1996 share scam set for Sept 13
The special tribunal for capital market lawsuits is likely to deliver a verdict on September 13 in another case on the much-hyped 1996
September 1, 2015
Dhaka tribunal jails two fugitive directors of textile company
A special tribunal on the much-hyped 1996 sharemarket scam sentenced two directors of a textile company to four years in prison yesterday for their involvement in price manipulation.
August 28, 2015
Bangladesh’s rawhide market braces for crisis
With Indian cattle supply drying up the local leather industry is feeling nervous about a short-term crisis in rawhides.
August 13, 2015
Verdict on share price scam due Monday
The special tribunal for capital market lawsuits may deliver a verdict on Monday in a case related to share price manipulation of BD
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