Minhaz Mannan Emon, managing director of BLI Securities, has been elected uncontested as a shareholder-director of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) for the next three years. Mr Emon will be replaced by Sharif Anwar Hossain, managing director of Sahidullah Securities, who is retiring from the DSE boa
Pubali Bank PLC has become successful in controlling the burden of non-performing loans (NPLs), thanks to its unique policy of robustly assessing the personal lives of borrowers apart from their business turnover before approving loans. This pre-loan approval measure worked well as the conventiona
Stock exchanges' main boards should be cleaned up removing the companies that fail to maintain minimum financial standards. The boards have so many poor-performing companies that they engender a bad impression about the market to both local and foreign investors. Some of the companies have remaine
Stocks ended lower on Tuesday as bears tightened their grip for the third consecutive session, with investors remaining cautious due to market uncertainties. The prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) dropped by 57.40 points, settling at 5,242.66. The downbeat vibe in the country’s c
The equity market has been showing signs of a return of foreign investors since the August political changeover. Stocks known as lucrative to overseas investors saw their stakes increase by October, compared to the holdings four months back. According to market analysts, the renewed interest in t
