NBR seeks to raise taxes on dividend income
14 June 2026, 00:00 AM
Market analysts say this sends the wrong signal as the government tries to revive the capital market
14 June 2026, 00:00 AM
Plan to curb inflation riddled with holes
12 June 2026, 00:00 AM
The proposed budget has set a target of bringing inflation down to 7.5 percent in the next fiscal year from the current 9.42 percent, but economists say the finance minister has not outlined a clear plan for achieving that goal.
12 June 2026, 00:00 AM
GDP growth achievable, but investment needs a boost
11 June 2026, 22:39 PM
Despite low GDP growth over the past three consecutive years, the government is targeting 6.5 percent growth for the next fiscal year in the proposed budget, based on the democratisation of the economy and encouraging private sector investment to boost growth, two economists said today
11 June 2026, 22:39 PM
Bangladesh’s revenue-to-GDP ratio just above Sudan, Yemen
10 June 2026, 00:00 AM
There are at least half a dozen reasons why the government’s revenue compared with the size of the economy has remained low for such a long time
10 June 2026, 00:00 AM
Audit of bank donations 2015-24 / Tk 1,243cr flowed to PM’s fund, entities linked to Hasina
9 June 2026, 00:00 AM
Contributions were allegedly made under pressure during Nazrul Islam Mazumder’s leadership at BAB
9 June 2026, 00:00 AM
Inflation hits 16-month high, further spike feared
8 June 2026, 00:00 AM
Food costs drove May inflation higher; fuel price adjustment to push more in June, experts warn
8 June 2026, 00:00 AM
Why GP profits dropped but Robi posted gain in 2025
8 June 2026, 00:00 AM
Grameenphone, the country’s top telecom operator, saw both turnover and profit decline in 2025, while rival Robi Axiata recorded growth on both counts.
8 June 2026, 00:00 AM
NCC Bank eyes digital push, higher SME growth
7 June 2026, 00:00 AM
Says Managing Director and CEO M Shamsul Arefin
7 June 2026, 00:00 AM
Govt again miskicks on the stock market
There is a Spanish proverb that goes along the lines of pouring water on a drowned mouse, which means putting in more resources into a losing battle.
17 March 2020, 18:00 PM
BD Paints is seeking Tk 20cr to scale up production. But the basis for the optimism is suspect.
BD Paints, a relatively new entrant to the Bangladesh’s paint landscape, plans to raise Tk 20 crore from the capital market in order to ramp up its production capacity -- even though about 60 per cent of its existing capacity remains unutilised.
15 March 2020, 18:00 PM
Seagrass from southern Bangladesh accessorising homes in Europe
Farhana Hakim, once an employee of a private company, embarked on her journey as an exporter of non-traditional items like baskets and showpieces banking on mere seagrasses (locally known as hogla) and date palm leaves.
11 March 2020, 18:00 PM
Institutional investors lose their head while bidding for Walton shares
Walton Hi-Tech Industries is flying high, so it is reasonable to assume there would be a clamour for a slice of the home grown electronics giant.
9 March 2020, 18:00 PM
Sanitary napkins still unaffordable for a majority
The high price and a lack of awareness are the main reasons why as many as 80 per cent of the menstruating females in Bangladesh do not use sanitary napkins, leaving them susceptible to a myriad of health problems.
7 March 2020, 18:00 PM
Advent Pharma appointed auditor illegally, finds FRC
Advent Pharma illegally appointed Ahmed Zaker and Co to audit the company’s financial report, the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) found in an investigation.
2 March 2020, 18:00 PM
Walton has great prospects. But questions hang over its IPO prospectus.
Local electronics giant Walton is, arguably, going through a purple patch.
2 March 2020, 18:00 PM
More bad news for Ring Shine investors
The news of offloading of shares by a key sponsor of Ring Shine Textile yesterday, within just two and a half months after its listing on the Dhaka and Chattogram bourses, is yet another blow to the general investors, who have seeing the value of their holdings plummet by the day.
27 February 2020, 18:00 PM
Coronavirus fears grip Dhaka bourse too
All over the globe stocks have been on slide in recent days as economic costs of the coronavirus pandemic have started to spook investors. The situation is no different in Bangladesh.
26 February 2020, 18:00 PM
‘Robi’s listing will be a gift for investors’
Robi plans to submit its application for listing in the country’s twin bourses to the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission in the middle of next month, as the long-awaited debut of the second largest mobile phone operator is finally taking shape.
22 February 2020, 18:00 PM
Steel makers feel the pinch of a subdued private sector
All but one of the listed rod makers’ profits dropped in the first half of the current financial year on the back of lower sales volume and higher deferred tax expense.
19 February 2020, 18:00 PM
Foreign investors scurry off from DSE
Foreign stock investor are retreating from Bangladesh’s capital market as the bear run in the bourse is chipping away their portfolio value.
13 February 2020, 18:00 PM
BB bailout unlikely to perk up bourse: experts
Boosting stocks by providing an incentive of making loans available is not a sustainable way for reviving investors’ confidence, rather, it might lead to the creation of further risks for the banking sector, said experts on the matter.
11 February 2020, 18:00 PM
Meera Agro’s listing hits a snag
In a strange turn of event, Pinaki & Company, one of the oldest auditor in Bangladesh, sent out a denial that it had audited the balance sheet of Meera Agro Inputs attached with the draft prospectus to raise Tk 5 crore from the small capital board of the Dhaka Stock Exchange.
10 February 2020, 18:00 PM
ICB’s baffling investment decision
Some 8 per cent of state-owned ICB Asset Management Company’s funds are tied in stocks that have shuttered production or have not been providing dividend for many years now, in what can be viewed as an emblem of the slapdash nature of the country’s bourse.
8 February 2020, 18:00 PM
Stock investors shun the idea of due diligence
The Dhaka Stock Exchange’s market capitalisation is now a respectable Tk 342,570 crore, so one would think a raft of stock market data analysis providers would have set up shop in the last few years.
5 February 2020, 18:00 PM
Marico Bangladesh staying ahead of the curve
Parachute Coconut Oil: one product by which Indian fast-moving consumer goods brand is almost synonymous with.
2 February 2020, 18:00 PM
Renata to set foot in the US this year
Renata is set to become the third local drug maker to export products to the tightly regulated US market, in a testament of the advances Bangladesh’s pharmaceutical industry have made over the years.
27 January 2020, 18:00 PM
Stingy listed companies sap investor spirit
Most of the listed companies are keeping the majority of their profits instead of sharing the spoils with their shareholders in the form of cash dividends -- in yet another reason for the currently low confidence in the stock market.
25 January 2020, 18:00 PM
Rising economy, falling stock markets
While Bangladesh’s economic growth is at its peak, the capital market of the country is racing towards its worst condition yet.
21 January 2020, 18:00 PM