Ahsan Habib

Every one in four young people in Bangladesh is yet to receive any skills development training although the government has set up training centres for them in every district and at upazila level.

Bangladesh needs a vibrant bond market to meet its huge financing requirement for infrastructure development and further industrialisation, said a noted merchant banker.

Stocks rallied the best in six-and-a-half months yesterday after sinking for more than three weeks. The bounce back was due to the central bank and the capital market regulator teaming up to prop up the flagging market.

Stocks plunged below the 5,000 point-mark yesterday thanks to massive sell-off by both jittery retail and institutional investors.

BANGLADESH should put emphasis on building a strong financial sector in order to ensure macroeconomic stability, increase efficiency and liquidity of markets, draw investment and deepen economic integration, the Asian Development Bank’s Bangladesh chief said.

Net foreign investment in Dhaka Stock Exchange tipped into negative territory for the first time in eight years last fiscal year as

Stock investors are still reeling from Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal’s maiden budget 12 days on, with the Dhaka Stock Exchange losing Tk 13,201 crore since fiscal 2019-20’s budget was passed in the parliament.

Some 15 banks and non-bank financial institutions (NBFI) that have Tk 850 crore stuck with People’s Leasing Financial Services (PLFS) are on edge over the government’s decision to liquidate the ailing NBFI as they stand to lose a large portion of the sums.

The general shareholders of People’s Leasing and Financial Service (PLFS) that is staring at liquidation are likely to lose their entire

Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are the backbone of the Bangladesh economy: they make up more than 90 percent of all

Innovation and new ideas are key to establishing a brand and ensuring its sustainable run, said Syed Alamgir, managing director of

Stocks fell yesterday despite the government’s move to soften its harsh proposals for the capital market in the final budget for fiscal

The farming of a sea bass variety—popularly known as koral or vetki—is set to begin in Bangladesh as Beach Hatchery Ltd plans to

Tax-free dividend income raised to Tk 50,000 from Tk 25,000; ​15% additional tax imposed on retained earnings over 50% of paid-up capital

Foreign firms which have made a name around the world through trading in stock markets see huge business potential in Bangladesh and are interested to establish their footprint in the country.

Stock markets remain skittish ahead of the unveiling of a national budget as the government’s annual financial plan in recent years has mostly lacked incentives needed to shore up investors’ confidence.

Seeing GBB Power was on a rising streak in the later half of 2017, Motahar Hossain decided to put most of his money in the stock in January 2018 -- anticipating a handsome cash dividend.

Stock investors have urged the government to widen the tax exemption limit on dividend earnings by four times considering the sluggish market for a long time.

Most of the listed pharmaceuticals companies posted higher profits in the first three quarters of the fiscal year on the back of better sales at home and abroad. Thirty-one medicine makers are listed with the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE). Of them, 27 published data for the July to March period of 2018-19.

One year has passed by since the Chinese consortium agreed to come on board as a strategic partner of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) but investors are still waiting for the two Chinese bourses to deliver on their promises. One of the big promises made by the Shenzhen Stock Exchange (SZSE) and Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE)