The insurance regulator has put into effect a ban on agent commissions in the non-life insurance sector this month, effectively approving the removal of agents from the segment. On Wednesday, the Insurance Development and Regulatory Authority (IDRA) reaffirmed the decision and conveyed it to all s
The Dhaka bourse closed Wednesday's session with a moderate gain in the broad index, driven by appreciation in blue-chip stocks, breaking the losing streak of the previous two sessions. Bank stocks were the primary contributors to the day's positive momentum. The market opened on a positive note,
Many pooled funds risk liquidation under the revised mutual fund rules if they fail to pay dividends for a third consecutive year. Under the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (Mutual Fund Rules, 2025), trustees may convene a meeting of unitholders to decide whether they prefer liquidat
The government has agreed in principle to bring profitable state-owned enterprises, including multinational companies with government shareholding to the capital market, aiming to deepen the stock market and restore investor confidence. Several profitable state-owned companies will be listed throu
A high-powered committee formed by the finance ministry has recommended shifting long-closed, loss-making, and non-dividend-paying companies from the main board of the stock exchanges to a separate trading platform. The stocks would be labelled under a new 'R' category. The move aims to curb abno
Shareholders of eight listed non-bank financial institutions (NBFIs) stand to lose around Tk 1.36 billion in current market value as the Bangladesh Bank prepares to declare them non-viable. However, the actual loss is far greater. Together, the eight NBFIs have a combined paid-up capital of Tk 14.
Trading at the Bangladesh capital market ended mixed on Tuesday, the third working day of the week, as the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) failed to sustain early gains while the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) closed higher. After opening on a positive note, the DSE slipped into negative territory by
Stocks in Bangladesh posted modest gains in the first half of trading on Monday, with key indices of both the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) moving upward. On the second trading day of the week, the DSE's benchmark index DSEX and the Shariah-based DSES each rose
Md Munir Hossain has been elected president of the Capital Market Journalists’ Forum (CMJF), while Ahsan Habib has been elected general secretary for a two-year term for the 2026-27 term. They were elected at the biannual general meeting (BGM) held at the CMJF office in Dhaka on Friday eveni
Bangladesh's stock markets posted gains in the first hour of trading on Sunday, the opening session of the week, with indices rising at both the Dhaka and Chattogram bourses amid broad-based buying. During the first hour, the benchmark DSEX index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) advanced by 43 po
The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) has announced the publication of the new Initial Public Offering (IPO) rules in a gazette, voicing optimism that the reform will pave the way for quality companies to enter the capital market this year. According to the regulator, the Bangla
Auditors make observations on businesses' financial reports, but no regulatory actions follow critical opinions on data mismatches or other anomalies. The accumulation of non-performing loans is just one outcome of that regulatory failure, say auditors. This is the backdrop to repeated attempts by
The benchmark index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) continued its upward trajectory this week, buoyed by an optimistic start to the first session of the New Year. Market analysts attributed the market's optimism to growing hopes for improved political clarity in the run-up to the parliamentary e
