The securities regulator instructed 57 stock brokers & dealers of the Dhaka bourse to bring back funds worth Tk 4 billion within three months into their core business from real estate where the money had been diverted. The core business of the intermediaries entails buying and selling securi
Stocks rebounded strongly on Thursday, after a sharp decline the day before, as investors showed buying appetite in selective blue chip shares in anticipation of a turnaround. The market recovery was mostly supported by price appreciation of blue chip stocks as bargain hunters took control to seiz
Stocks ended higher on Thursday as bargain hunters took control to seize quick-gain opportunities following the recent downtrend. The prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) increased 62.81 points to settle at 5,414. The equity indices of the Dhaka bourse rose into green territory right aft
Stocks opened higher on Thursday, after a big fall in the previous day, as normalcy is returning gradually amid broadband internet restoration across the country. After the first hour of trading, DSEX, the prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), went up by more than 26 points or 0.48 per ce
NRB Bank, a fourth-generation private commercial bank, gained a profit of Tk 850 million in April-June (Q2) this year as opposed to a loss of Tk 28.5 million in the same quarter of the previous year. The company's foreign exchange gain and operational efficiency played a role behind the turnaround
Stocks plunged on Wednesday dragging the prime index by 96 points to 5,351, lowest in three weeks, but investor participation was remarkably thin leading to a one-and-a-half-year-low turnover on the Dhaka bourse. Transactions on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) were worth Tk 1.59 billion, down 57 p
Stocks ended lower on Tuesday as investors went on a panic sell-offs right from the start of the trading, fearing a further fall amid the ongoing curfew. The prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) decrease 95.66 points to settle at 5,351, which is the biggest fell of DSE index in last 21 mo
Stocks reopened with sharp fall on Wednesday as investors went on panic sell-offs right from the start of the trading, fearing further fall amid ongoing curfew. DSEX, the prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), slid more than 65 points or 1.19 per cent to 5,381 within the first 30 minutes o
Stocks opened sharply lower on Thursday due to panic sale amid a “complete shutdown” across the country enforced by quota reform protesters. After the first one and half hours of trading, DSEX, the prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), went down by more than 45 points or 0.81
Grameenphone's profit dropped almost 28 per cent year-on-year to Tk 8.61 billion in the April-June quarter this year, owing to higher operational costs and foreign exchange loss. The leading telecom company's revenue, however, grew 5.6 per cent year-on-year to Tk 42.2 billion in the second quart
Stocks ended on a flat note on Tuesday as cautious investors remained observant of the market’s trend. The prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) decrease 1.82 points to settle at 5,483. The capital bourse of the country registered back-to-back flat sessions as cautious investors rem
Stocks opened lower on Tuesday, as cautious investors opted for booking profit on quick-gaining stocks. The market witnessed volatility as cautious investors remained observant of the market’s trend ahead of the announcement of the upcoming monetary policy statement and financial statements
Telecoms giant Grameenphone on Monday launched Bangladesh's first fixed wireless access (FWA) service named 'gpfi unlimited', marking a milestone in the path towards the country's digital transformation. Following the Unified Licensing Guideline, this innovative solution leverages FWA technology t
