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
Foreign funds in stock plunge on strong dollar
Net foreign investment in the premier bourse witnessed a drastic fall last month due to fears centring political uncertainty in the
3 June 2018
IPOs don't tempt big companies
Lengthy process, legal bindings to publish all information and inconvenience of holding annual general meetings put off big groups from getting listed despite the privilege of 10 percent lower corporate tax.
2 June 2018
Golden Harvest to set up cold storage chain
Golden Harvest Ice Cream Limited, a fully owned subsidiary of Golden Harvest Agro Industries, signed an agreement with IFC
31 May 2018
Eight gas companies may offload shares
Petrobangla is working to list eight of its gas distribution companies in the stock market, in a development that is set to bring some cheer to
27 May 2018
Rumours stoke up stocks of Queen South, Legacy Footwear
The share prices of Queen South Textile and Legacy Footwear almost doubled in the last one month for no apparent reason, in a
23 May 2018
Most banks see EPS fall
Some 18 of the 30 listed banks saw their earnings per share (EPS) plummet in the first quarter of the year because of huge
22 May 2018
Central Pharma directors game the system
On February 22, 2017, Central Pharma-ceuticals informed through the Dhaka Stock Exchange that its sponsors' shares will be bought
19 May 2018
Storm clouds gather over DSE
DSEX, the benchmark index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange, continued to plummet for the twelfth day, its longest losing streak yet, with investors losing more than Tk 17,204 crore thus far.
17 May 2018
DSE enters hi-tech era
The Dhaka Stock Exchange can brace itself for some radical technological upgrades in the near future that would take it to global standards after Shenzhen Stock Exchange (SZSE) and Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) became its strategic partner.
13 May 2018
DSE refuses to perk up despite BB move
The daily average turnover of the premier bourse, an important indicator of its vitality, dropped 24.95 percent in April to Tk 547.36
7 May 2018
ACI upsets investors
ACI, a blue-chip stock, has been disappointing investors with its sliding earnings in the first three quarters of the financial year.
6 May 2018
Keya Cosmetics share weighed down by sponsors' selloffs
Four sponsors of Keya Cosmetics, a company listed on the Dhaka Stock Exchange, have sold off 19.42 crore shares to pay off their
2 May 2018
Chinese party may get nod today
A Chinese consortium, comprising the Shenzhen Stock Exchange and the Shanghai Stock Exchange, is likely to win approval from the members of the Dhaka Stock Exchange to become the strategic partner of the bourse.
29 April 2018
Mutual funds pique investors in March
The closed-end mutual fund units saw their turnover double last month upon expectation of better dividends for the year ending on June.
22 April 2018
Dividend worry creeps in
The number of listed companies offering cash dividend in 2017 declined from a year earlier, indicating a greater number of firms are
19 April 2018
Financial literacy changes lives of rural women
Just a year ago Razia Sultana doubted her ability to start a business to supplement the income of her family in Comilla's Mainamoti.
16 April 2018
Beximco's shares soar upon rumour
Beximco Limited's share price soared nearly 40 percent in 10 working days upon rumours that the business giant has struck up a partnership with the Bangabandhu-1 satellite that is scheduled for launch on May 4.
15 April 2018
Directors' disregard
Some 219 directors of 78 listed companies have failed to hold the requisite minimum 2 percent shares of their companies and yet no actions were taken against them in the last seven years.
15 April 2018
Directors' disregard
Some 219 directors of 78 listed companies have failed to hold the requisite minimum 2 percent shares of their companies and yet no actions were taken against them in the last seven years.
15 April 2018
Foreign funds soar in Dhaka stocks
Net foreign investment in the premier bourse more than trebled in March as overseas investors were tempted by the slump in the
4 April 2018