World Investor Week / Why fewer than 1% people in Bangladesh invest in stocks
5 October 2026
Stock market participation remains low in Bangladesh, with around 17 lakh beneficiary owner (BO) accounts against a population of nearly 18 crore, representing less than 1 percent.
5 October 2026
World Investor Week / Why fewer than 1 in 100 Bangladeshis invest in stocks
4 October 2026
Such a low number of BO accounts in a country with more than 19 crore bank accounts clearly reflects people's limited appetite for stocks, mutual funds and bonds
4 October 2026
Bond market grows, but trust deficit holds it back
28 September 2026
Say bankers and exchange official at a discussion by The Daily Star
28 September 2026
Banks born of political favour now drowning in bad debt
27 September 2026
Three of the nine banks that entered the market in 2013 after receiving licences from the then Awami League government are now weighed down by non-performing loans (NPLs), according to Bangladesh Bank data and audited financial statements.
27 September 2026
Business Plus / A fixed-income avenue opens for investors
26 September 2026
Assets in fixed-income mutual funds rise as investors look for liquidity beyond FDRs and savings certificates
26 September 2026
Non-complying insurers won’t be allowed to operate
20 September 2026
The Insurance Development and Regulatory Authority (IDRA) will take stricter measures against non-complying distressed insurance companies, its chairman has said.
20 September 2026
A mega project largely deserted
19 September 2026
Tk 15,691cr spent, but Payra Port activities far below its commercial potential
19 September 2026
Business Plus / The easy money trap
19 September 2026
Loans are quick, equity is ignored, and banks are left carrying nearly all the risk in the economy
19 September 2026
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
FloWater, FloSolar plan to go public
Two new types of companies -- a water treatment solution provider and a solar panel producer -- plan to go public on the stock exchanges in Bangladesh as they look to raise funds to expand footprint.
14 December 2021
BB-BSEC tussle takes a new twist
The ongoing tension between the Bangladesh Bank and the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission could deepen further (BSEC) following a recent stock market regulator move that curtails banks’ power to cancel payments to bondholders.
14 December 2021
SMEs and technology were game changers for IPDC
IPDC Finance has recovered from a sinking position to become one of the best non-bank financial institutions (NBFIs) in Bangladesh by shifting its focus to untapped sectors, according to the company’s Managing Director Mominul Islam.
1 December 2021
Profit growth signals strong economic rebound
Listed companies across almost all sectors saw their profits rise 8.6 per cent on average in the first quarter of the ongoing fiscal year, indicating that Bangladesh is making a strong economic recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic.
27 November 2021
Leveraging remittances for driving the next stage of growth
Remittances have multipurpose positive effects on rural economies, which enhances Bangladesh’s inclusive growth, according to economists.
24 November 2021
Shwapno sees operating profit finally
Shwapno, the largest retail chain in Bangladesh, has at last logged operating profits, a development that is likely to make the investors of its parent company, Advanced Chemical Industries (ACI), happy.
24 November 2021
15 individuals, 19 firms keep topping NBR’s honours chart
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) introduced tax cards more than a decade ago and expanded its associated list from fiscal 2015-16 to recognise compliant taxpayers in various sectors and professions.
24 November 2021