Seventeen non-life insurance companies will also undergo special audits as the regulator has identified them as high-risk after a similar measure taken for poorly-regulated life insurance companies. The Insurance Development and Regulatory Authority (IDRA) has already appointed auditors to 15 li
Trading at both the Dhaka and Chattogram stock exchanges began with gains in indices on Wednesday, the third working day of the week, as share prices of most listed companies increased. During the first hour of trading, the benchmark index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), the DSEX, rose by 26 po
FAS Finance & Investment offers no good news to investors as the non-bank financial institution (NBFI) reported a bigger loss -- Tk 3.19 billion - for 2024, compared to the year before. The poor performance, however, was no surprise as the company's financial results for the nine months through Se
Bangladesh's stock market was the second worst performer among Asian frontier markets in the first half of 2025, with the benchmark index sliding and no new listing. Sri Lanka showed the best performance as its equity index had a 13.9 percent return, while Thailand is at the bottom of the rankin
Rupali Bank is going to issue ordinary shares worth Tk 6.80 billion against funds received from the government earlier as share money deposits. The lone listed state-owned bank will issue 453.33 million shares of Tk 15 each with a premium of Tk 5 per share in favour of the secretary of the Finance
Berger Paints secured a 4 per cent year-on-year growth in profit to Tk 3.37 billion in the year ended in March 2025, the highest since its listing. The profit was driven by higher sales amid the cooling of raw material prices in the global market. Subsequently, the market leader in the local pain
The DSE Brokers Association (DBA) seeks two more months to ensure the installation of tamper-proof back-office software by all brokers -- a mechanism deemed crucial to prevent digital fraud meant to embezzle investors' money. The deadline after the third-time extension was June 30. The DBA claime
After five straight sessions of gains, the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) posted a marginal correction, with the benchmark index slipping by a single point and overall turnover easing slightly. On Monday, the DSEX index closed at 4,838 points as the session marked a pause following a 162-point rally o
The country’s banks and capital market will remain closed on Tuesday as the new fiscal year 2025-26 begins on the day. Banks and financial institutions will not provide services for their clients due to the bank holiday, as they will complete their book closures on the day. As banks are clo
Stocks witnessed a downward trend in early trading on Monday, the last trading day of the first half (H1) of the calendar year. During the first hour of trading on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), the benchmark index DSEX dropped by 19 points. The other two indices also posted losses -- Shariah-ba
Titas Gas Transmission and Distribution is going to issue 282.75 million non-cumulative preference shares against funds received from the government earlier as share money deposits. The board of directors on Sunday gave its formal approval for the conversion of deposits worth Tk?2.827 billion into
The insurance regulator proposes changing regulations to empower itself to remove chief executive officers from insurance companies for the abuse of power and corruption. If the recommended reforms to the regulations for the appointment to and removal of CEOs from insurance companies are broug
The country’s stock markets opened the week on Sunday on a positive trajectory, as indices edged up and most companies saw a rise in share prices. During the first hour of trading, the DSEX, the key index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), gained 21 points. The Shariah-based DSES index rose
