Ahsan Habib

Frequent gambling, shaky confidence, lower turnover and lack of well-performing companies and new products continue to dog the stock exchanges five years past their demutualisation.

Foreign investors sold more shares than they bought in Dhaka Stock Exchange last month mainly because of political tension ahead of

The falling stock market has taken a heavy toll on GQ Ball Pen, which has lost a significant amount of its investment in other

Some 21 percent of the stockbrokers do not want to invest the amount they got from the Chinese consortium in the stock market, preferring instead to pay the 15 percent capital gains tax.

Almost 64 percent of the listed non-bank financial institutions (NBFI) witnessed huge drops in their earnings in the first nine months

Stock market investors continue to dread political tension centring on the upcoming national election and in the process bleed money,

As many as 60 percent of the banks listed on the stock exchanges have seen their profits tumble in the third quarter of the year

Over 95 percent shareholders of the once top private airline United Airways are in great anxiety because of the nose-diving share price and no tangible signs of resumption of services two and a half years on.

Stock brokers of the Dhaka Stock Exchange will have to invest the money they will get from the share sell-off to the Chinese

Most listed companies do not explain if their quarterly earnings see any significant rise or fall in their periodical reports in a breach of

The majority of the high-quality stocks in the Dhaka Stock Exchange sank recently as their usual holders have largely become inactive because of concerns over political uncertainty centring the next national election.

Prices of junk stocks are still rising despite Dhaka bourse's several attempts to discourage investors to pour money into the shares which may get delisted for their poor performance in the last five years.

The shares of Khulna Power Company Ltd dominated the Dhaka bourse in September riding on a rumour that KPCL would acquire another power producer.

In a curious development, Stylecraft, a little-known textile company, last week became the second most valued stock on the Dhaka

The Central Depository Bangladesh Limited (CDBL) is set to officially inaugurate a web-based system next week with the view to facilitating stockbrokers and investors.

The share price of National Life Insurance has seen an unusual rise in the last 16 working days although company high-ups said their business did not see any special growth during the period.

GSK Bangladesh has convened a meeting next month as it seeks shareholders' nod to close its unprofitable pharmaceuticals business in the country.

Bangladesh's stockmarket is being held back from reaching its potential because of the indiscipline in the banking sector, which has spoiled companies' attitude, said M Khairul Hossain, chairman of the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC).

Experts have opposed the government's plan to extend the tenure of closed-end mutual funds by 10 years as the move may erode

InterContinental Dhaka, formerly known as Ruposhi Bangla and Sheraton, is scheduled to open on September 13 after four years of renovations.