Economy shows fragile gains
19 August 2026
When the BNP government took office in February, several key economic indicators were flashing red.
19 August 2026
The bridge that never came to be
17 August 2026
Khaleque Bhuiyan still remembers the day the piling equipment arrived at Payrakunj, seven kilometres from Patuakhali town, a spot where a bridge over the Payra river was finally meant to rise.
17 August 2026
Foreign investment in stocks keeps falling
17 August 2026
Policy uncertainty keeps overseas investors wary of Bangladesh stocks, although floor prices and other market restrictions have been removed
17 August 2026
Patuakhali pins hopes on EPZ for jobs, industrialisation
16 August 2026
A total of 306 plots will be created in the EPZ and divided into three categories
16 August 2026
Family card: A cushion for those struggling to get by
9 August 2026
On a low-lying island in Patuakhali, 32-year-old Tanjila Begum’s husband works irregularly as a day labourer in nearby watermelon fields, where seasonal tidal surges often destroy crops and wipe out daily earnings.
9 August 2026
Business Plus / Money talks: Now the machines are listening
1 August 2026
Artificial intelligence is helping banks and financial institutions understand customers, manage risks and make faster decisions
1 August 2026
Is the stock market ready for easier margin loans?
22 July 2026
The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) has drafted new rules to make margin lending easier, allowing investors to borrow money from their brokerage to buy shares, using shares they already own as collateral.
22 July 2026
BSEC proposes easier margin loans even for low-dividend shares
21 July 2026
BSEC proposed expanding margin loans to more B-category companies
21 July 2026
Listed IT companies’ profits bounce back
Listed IT-based companies’ profits bounced back strongly in the last six months after the initial shock of the pandemic.
3 February 2022
Listed textile makers’ profits more than double
Listed textile manufacturers logged a staggering 152 per cent higher profits year-on-year in the October to December period of the current financial year of 2021-22.
2 February 2022
Most listed drug makers declare higher profits
Almost all listed pharmaceutical companies in Bangladesh registered higher profits in the first half of the ongoing financial year (FY) thanks to increased health consciousness amid the coronavirus pandemic.
1 February 2022
Foreign funds in stocks drop
Foreign portfolio investment in stocks dropped last month compared to that in the preceding one as the investors had embarked on a selling spree.
1 February 2022
Power purchase deal expired: Electricity companies feeling the pinch as plants closed
Listed power generation companies of Bangladesh have started to feel the negative impact of the expiry of power purchase agreements with the government.
31 January 2022
Steelmakers’ earnings soar on higher sales
Profits of listed steel manufacturers have soared thanks to higher volumes of sales made after the economy opened up in full swing.
30 January 2022
BB aid for stocks ends up salvaging Beximco sukuk
The central bank announced a special package in February 2020 to prop up the stock market as the benchmark index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) was hovering around a seven-year low of 4,385 points.
23 January 2022
Walton profits slide despite higher sales
Walton Hi-tech Industries saw its profits drop 31 per cent year-on-year despite reporting higher sales in the first half of fiscal 2021-22 due to increased production and transport costs.
20 January 2022
Little perks for good firms going public
Over the last year, the stock market regularly maintained a uniform rule for price discovery of companies willing to issue shares with premium prices instead of the fixed price method.
18 January 2022
Southeast Bank fined again
The Bangladesh Bank has imposed a fine of Tk 21.50 lakh on Southeast Bank after it failed to bring down its excessive investment in a single stock within the regulatory limit.
12 January 2022
Investors pay the price for brokerage houses’ forgery
Amran Hossain, a private service-holder, invested around Tk 8 lakh in the stock market through Dawn Securities in 2009.
9 January 2022
LIFE INSURANCE business LIFELESS for long
Bangladesh’s listed insurers’ life funds, or portfolios into which policyholder’s life assurance premiums are paid and claims are paid out of, have remained nearly the same in amount since 2015.
5 January 2022
DSE app download up 51pc in pandemic
Investors are apparently increasingly opting for executing trade through the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) mobile app as its download has soared by around 51 per cent during the last two years amidst the coronavirus pandemic.
4 January 2022
2021: a year of regaining confidence in stocks
The outgoing year bears special significance for Dhaka stocks for quite a number of developments.
30 December 2021
Breakthrough imminent in BB-BSEC discord
A breakthrough has apparently come about in the discord between Bangladesh Bank and the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC), with both reaching common grounds over perpetual bonds.
29 December 2021
Six banks cut salary costs to safeguard profits
Six listed banks in Bangladesh cut their expenditures for the salaries and allowances of employees amidst the pandemic in 2020 in an apparent attempt to keep their profits unscathed.
26 December 2021
Growing demand encouraging local manufacturing
Thanks to continuous economic growth and increasing connectivity in Bangladesh, the domestic demand for commercial vehicles is soaring rapidly.
25 December 2021
Why firms don’t go public
Stock market listing offers a company to raise funds cheaply to steer growth, enhances its visibility and credibility, boosts the morale of employees, improves public perception, and brings overall transparency and efficiency.
20 December 2021
Speculations ruling the roost in stocks
For the past two weeks, the movement of major indices in Bangladesh’s stock market has been influenced by speculations over possible meetings between the regulators and subsequent policy changes, according to experts.
18 December 2021
Audit Report on Fareast Insurance: Over Tk 2,100cr embezzled
Fareast Islami Life Insurance allowed its former chairman and directors to commit serial financial crimes and siphon off policy holders’ funds worth more than Tk 2,100 crore between 2010 and 2020, found an audit recently.
14 December 2021