Govt sets five-year plan to clean up banking sector
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The government has set out a five-year plan to clean up the banking sector, with a focus on recovering bad loans, tightening supervision, improving governance and restoring depositor confidence.
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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
Stock turnover falls on liquidity crisis
The stock market ended the week in the negative territory amid fears of a liquidity crisis in the banking sector, analysts said yesterday.
7 March 2019
Five ins stocks see abnormal rise in prices
The share of Agrani advanced 114.2 percent to Tk 37.7 while Eastern gained 103.25 percent to Tk 56.3.
6 March 2019
No disclosure in 18 months
Investors holding shares of C&A Textile and Tung Hai Knitting may find themselves in a difficult situation as the firms have not made any
4 March 2019
Most stocks fail to attract foreign funds
Only 17 companies and mutual funds out of 350 listed on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) have been able to attract a sizeable amount
27 February 2019
Eight ICB-managed mutual funds counting losses since 2010
Eight out of 37 mutual funds listed on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) have been shouldering the burden of the loss they incurred during the share market debacle of 2010.
21 February 2019
Textile stocks fail to bring cheer
More than 40 percent listed textile mills' profits declined in the second half of 2018 thanks to the slide in prices of garment items and stockpiling of yarn for invasion of cheaper alternatives from India and China.
21 February 2019
Local cement makers edge out global giants
Local cement manufacturers have comfortably pummelled their foreign counterparts in their scrap for market share in the past seven
20 February 2019
Appollo Ispat's shock loss in July-December
Appollo Ispat's earnings per share nosedived in the first half of its financial year -- a surprising turn given the corrugated iron sheet
19 February 2019
CDBL moves to restrict sponsors' share sale
The stock settlement service provider is set to block sponsors' stocks with the view to checking their stealthy share-selling.
13 February 2019
BSEC looks to curb overbidding for small-cap stocks
Small-cap companies that are after a premium will have to offload shares to institutional investors at the prices at which they place
9 February 2019
Bourses need quality products
Limited products, sponsors' tendency to get involved in share trading and loopholes in laws are hampering the growth of the country's bourses and denting investor confidence, said a former president of the Dhaka Stock Exchange.
6 February 2019
ACI's earnings sinking
Earnings of ACI, a blue-chip stock known to have a very stable growth rate, have been on the slide for the last four quarters and in the process wiped out investors' money.
6 February 2019
ACI to bring 'smart' tractors
ACI Motors, a unit of ACI, is set to introduce hi-tech tractors that will simplify the lives of farmers and maximise their income.
2 February 2019
DSE plans to diversify products
The country's stockmarket lacks diversified products, leaving investors with limited opportunities for exploration, said KAM Majedur Rahman, managing director of Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE).
28 January 2019
Finance stocks thrive on low prices
Shares on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) gained 475 points, or 8.80 percent, in the last 15 trading days led by rise in finance securities as investors flock to them due to low prices ahead of their full-year earnings reports.
21 January 2019
Motorbike market to race faster in 2019
The motorcycle market is set to be around 6 lakh units by the end of 2019 thanks to price cuts, increasing purchasing capacity and thrust for faster mobility.
19 January 2019
Largest private economic zone to be ready this year
The country's largest private economic zone, Sirajganj Economic Zone Ltd (SEZL), may open for entrepreneurs within this year.
19 January 2019
IPOs lose lustre for high cost, lengthy process
Companies are losing interest in coming to the stock market because of the lengthy process stretching up to two years and the high costs to get listed.
12 January 2019
Small-cap firms can soon raise funds from stock market
Small-cap companies will be able to raise funds from the capital market soon, a development that is being viewed with trepidation by
9 January 2019
More IPOs needed
There are 61 merchant banks in the country but they were able to collectively bring in only 14 companies in the capital market last
7 January 2019