Shares of Indian tobacco companies fell on Thursday after the government imposed a new tax on cigarettes, making them costlier for an estimated 100 million smokers in the world's most populous country. ITC, maker of Gold Flake and the market leader, dropped 4.4 per cent, while Godfrey Phillips Ind
The SME board of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) suffered a sharp year-on-year decline in 2025, significantly underperforming the main market index. Sixteen of the 20 SME stocks suffered erosion in market value during the period, many of which had experienced unusual surges without any fundamental
Bangladesh’s capital market closed the week on Thursday with marginal gains in key indices on both the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE), although overall turnover declined and prices of most listed companies fell. At the end of the session, the DSE’s b
Ten state-owned enterprises (SoEs) and multinational companies (MNCs) have agreed in principle to offload a portion of their shares on the stock market, following board-level approvals or renewed commitment to seeking them. The move is part of the government's broader effort to deepen the capital
The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) and the newly elected executive committee of the Bangladesh Merchant Bankers Association (BMBA) have committed to work together in enhancing the country’s capital market. During a courtesy meeting held on Wednesday at the BSEC building
