Bangladesh stock market

Why was the stock market missing at investment summit?

When a country showcases its potential to attract investors, it should not forget to include its equity market

Govt forms panel to strengthen BSEC

The interim government has formed a four-member committee to strengthen the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC), the stock market regulator.

Stocks rise a massive 2.94%

The market gained for the second day straight

Stock market in the last 15 years / 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.

Stocks rise after falling for two days

Bangladesh’s stock market rose yesterday on falling for two days as investors made fresh bets on lucrative blue-chip and large-cap shares to pocket short-term gains amidst price movements..A blue chip is a nationally or internationally recognised, well-established, and financially sound co

Disinformation is a destabilising force for the capital market

An article on an Indian news platform boldly stated on May 14 that hackers from their own country were likely responsible for the hacking of billions of dollars from the Bangladesh Bank reserves this month.

Stocks fall for sixth consecutive day

Large-cap shares continue to see price erosions

Stock indices plunge as Middle East tensions flare up

Investors go for panic sales for fear of another global crisis

Stocks sink to lowest level in 3 years as investors sell and go away

Bangladesh’s stock market has been going through a bear run for the last two months despite petering out of election-linked uncertainty, signaling that the worries about the macroeconomic challenges are far from over.

June 12, 2022
June 12, 2022

Dhaka stocks ended in the red despite corporate tax cut

Most shares on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) fell today despite a cut in the corporate tax rate for listed companies.

June 12, 2022
June 12, 2022

Most stocks down despite corporate tax cut

Shares opened the week lower as most of the scrips on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) fell today, despite a cut in the corporate tax rate for listed companies.

May 23, 2022
May 23, 2022

Stocks keep bleeding as panic grips investors

No matter how hard the government tries to give a message that Bangladesh would not face a Sri Lanka like crisis, edgy stock market investors don’t seem to be in the mood to listen. 

June 21, 2021
June 21, 2021

GPH Ispat begins commercial production in Tk 2,390cr plant

GPH Ispat begins commercial production in its Tk 2,390 crore plant to produce MS billet and rod today, which fuelled the company’s share price to instantly see a 2.47 per cent rise in the stock market.

May 17, 2019
May 17, 2019

BB loosens the leash on banks’ stock exposure

The central bank has widened banks’ scope to invest in the stock market and infrastructural fund as the government looks to put a pause on the longer than usual bear run. The DSEX, the benchmark index of the premier bourse, lost 774.55 points, or 13.07 percent, in the last three months.

May 16, 2019
May 16, 2019

Develop stock, bond markets to meet infrastructure financing needs

Bangladesh must develop its capital and bond markets to meet the long-term financing needs of infrastructure projects as bank loans are not viable for mega initiatives worth billions of dollars, said a top official of a state-run non-bank financial institution. “Funds will have to come from the stock market

August 31, 2015
August 31, 2015

1996 share scam: 2 textile company officials jailed

A special tribunal jailed two top brass of a textile company for four years in a case filed over capital market manipulation in 1996.

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