The securities regulator has moved to launch a web portal that will display the performance of all open-ended mutual funds (MFs) to help investors make investment decisions. In a telephonic conversation with the FE, the chairman of the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC), Masud Kh

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

Local manufacturers of Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles (PHEVs) anticipate an unfair competition with importers of such vehicles as the government has not offered any tariff benefit for them in the proposed budget for FY27. The Bangladesh Automobile Assemblers and Manufacturers Association (BAAMA)

The Dhaka Stock Exchange is facing pressure from brokers to raise the free trading limit, but is carefully weighing the associated risks before reaching a decision. TREC (Trading Right Entitlement Certificate) holders operating under the premier bourse want the free limit widened so that they can

The Dhaka bourse is developing software to monitor investors' funds and shareholding positions in real time, in a bid to curb corrupt practices by brokers involving consolidated customer accounts (CCA). Once the DSE-iMON (Integrated Monitoring Platform) is installed, the bourse will be able to det

Fuel subsidies consume a significant share of government revenue each year, yet the benefits rarely reach those who need them most. The government bears this burden largely due to political pressure, but redirecting subsidy spending could free up funds for targeted support to the poor and underpri

Gas supply to industrial belts in Dhaka and Gazipur by Intraco Refueling Station has remained almost suspended for more than six months due to safety concerns. The listed company had been delivering gas sourced from state-owned Sundarban Gas Company in Bhola in the form of compressed natural gas (

Investors are feared to withdraw investments from listed banks following Bangladesh Bank's restriction on the distribution of cash dividends, according to market operators. Through a directive issued on May 24, the central bank imposed a condition that no bank with a paid-up capital of less than T