The Dhaka bourse closed Monday's session with a moderate rise in the broad index, extending the gaining streak for the second consecutive session, mainly backed by investors' appreciation of blue-chip stocks. The market opened the day's session positively, and in 15 minutes, DSEX, the broad index
Trading at the country’s stock markets began on a mixed note on Tuesday, the third working day of the week, with indices rising at the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) while the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) edged lower. In the first half of the session, the DSE’s benchmark index gained 12
The revised public issue rules introduced a new component-future profitability-to determine the value of primary shares, aiming to encourage companies with strong growth prospects to enter the equity market. The 2025 rules were formulated amid complaints from issuers and issue managers that faulty
Bangladesh’s stock markets closed higher on Monday as the early gains seen in the first hour of trading were sustained throughout the session, pushing key indices up by a satisfactory margin. At the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), the benchmark DSEX index advanced by 56 points by the end of the
Listed ice-cream producer Taufika Foods and Lovello Ice-cream experienced a 107.14 per cent increase in profit in the second quarter of FY26 to Tk 113.88 million, as sales increased significantly compared to the same quarter of the previous year. In the second quarter (October-December) of FY25, t
Grameenphone Chief Executive Officer Yasir Azman has issued a blunt warning that Bangladesh's telecommunications sector is becoming commercially unviable due to excessive taxation, unresolved audit disputes and restrictive regulation, saying the overall environment is "designed to fail". In an int
Shareholders of the merged banks and non-bank financial institutions (NBFIs) slated for liquidation may have taken loans against their shareholdings by placing those shares under lien. Regulatory bodies are now pondering solutions to this issue, along with several others feared to arise in the afte
The merger and liquidation of financial institutions are set to cost hundreds of jobs, while weakened money and capital markets leave little scope for new employment to replace those lost. Although the central bank has assured that there will be no job cuts arising directly from the merger of five
Mutual Trust Bank PLC (MTB) has joined the Partnership for Carbon Accounting Financials as a signatory, reinforcing its commitment to transparency, consistency and accountability in climate-related measurement and reporting. The bank said the move reflects its intention to align with globally reco
Stocks slipped into negative territory on Thursday after posting modest gains over the previous three sessions, as investors turned cautious. The DSE's prime index fell 7.52 points to 4,958.99. Cautious selling amid risk aversion outweighed selective buying in large-cap stocks. The lack of sustai
All three listed companies of the BEXIMCO Group have not held board meetings since March last year, as a writ petition over the appointment of independent directors remains pending. The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) appointed 25 independent directors to BEXIMCO Ltd, Beximco
The securities regulator has reinstated the process of allotting IPO (initial public offering) shares through a lottery system, reversing a previous shift to a pro-rata allocation method. This decision is part of the revised Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (Public Offer of Equity Sec
The yield on five-year treasury bonds fell sharply on Tuesday as banks channelled excess liquidity into risk-free government securities amid weak private-sector credit demand ahead of the national election. The cut-off yield-commonly referred to as the interest rate-on Bangladesh Government Treasu
