Distressed non-bank financial institution Uttara Finance and Investments Limited revised down its financial results of 2019 from a profit of Tk 1.18 billion to a loss of Tk 3.1 billion, revealing its true status on orders from the central bank. The NBFI also reconfirmed its loss of Tk 4.7 billion
Secondary trading of Treasury bonds on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) remains subdued despite the rapid expansion of the bond market as a parallel interbank trading platform continues to keep institutional investors away from the bourse. T-bond trading on the prime bourse slid 38 per cent year-on-
The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) is moving to simplify quarterly reporting for listed companies, aiming to reduce their compliance burden without leaving investors in the dark. Currently, public companies must publish exhaustive quarterly financial statements. This often tr
The settlement of investors' complaints submitted online declined 14.97 percentage points year-on-year to 32.80 per cent in the last six months. During the same period - January-June - the number of complaints fell sharply to 146 from 180 in the corresponding period of the previous year. Against
The benchmark index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) climbed to a nearly two-year high on Sunday as investors responded positively to market-friendly fiscal measures in the final national budget and a series of regulatory reforms initiated by the securities regulator. Market operators said the la
The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) has drafted an amendment to its listing regulations to allow direct listing of private and multinational companies through a watered-down procedure. The board of the premier bourse has approved the draft and sent it to the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commissio
Stocks rebounded strongly this week as the benchmark index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) crossed the 5,700-point mark for the first time in 22 months, buoyed by capital market-friendly fiscal measures, easing geopolitical tensions in the Middle East and growing optimism over regulatory reforms.
Listed firms will no longer need to submit quarterly financial statements as the securities regulator will exempt them from such requirement. The chairman of the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC), Masud Khan, said this at a programme arranged by the DSE Brokers Association of Ba
After a series of scams by brokerage firms, the securities regulator has decided to tighten oversight of investors' assets digitally to eliminate the risk of fund misappropriation. First, the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) will make it mandatory for brokerage firms to use cer
The Investment Corporation of Bangladesh (ICB) has welcomed a series of capital market-friendly measures announced in the FY2026-27 national budget, saying the initiatives are expected to strengthen investor confidence and support the long-term development of the country's stock market. In a state
The securities commission has decided to allow open-ended mutual funds (MFs) to reinvest profits instead of distributing dividends, subject to approval from trustees. The decision was taken at a meeting on Wednesday at the office of the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC). The re
Bangladesh's capital market is expected to remain on a mixed trajectory in the near term as the central bank's tight monetary policy continues to delay a broad-based liquidity recovery. Persistently high interest rates will continue to divert funds towards fixed-income instruments and weigh on cor
Best Holdings, which owns luxury hotel Le Méridien Dhaka, reported an 80 per cent year-on-year decline in profit in FY25, citing a sharp fall in revenue amid the country's prolonged economic slowdown. According to a disclosure published on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) on Tuesday, the comp
