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
Shuttered companies still trading on DSE
Five companies listed on the Dhaka Stock Exchange have been out of production for a long time but their shares are still allowed to trade on the
31 March 2018
CSE sees lowest turnover in 10yrs
The Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) saw its lowest turnover in 10 years yesterday because of poor performance of traders.
28 March 2018
Listed ceramic makers’ profit leapt in 2017
Listed ceramic companies saw higher growth in profit last year owing to an increase in demand from the real estate sector and export markets.
27 March 2018
ICB plans to issue Tk 2,500cr bond
The Investment Corporation of Bangladesh, which is one of the largest investors in the capital market, plans to issue a long-term bond of Tk 2,500 crore to prop up jittery stocks.
21 March 2018
Drug makers’ profits soar
Most listed pharmaceuticals companies saw their profits swell in 2017, thanks to higher expense on healthcare.
18 March 2018
BSEC offers recipe to boost market
The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission has come up with a proposal to steady the jittery capital
14 March 2018
Mutual fund penetration abysmally low
Bangladesh has among the lowest mutual fund investment in the world, offering a vast untapped opportunity for
13 March 2018
Betting, brokers behind the scene
Kay & Que, listed on the Dhaka Stock Exchange as a Z category share, rose a staggering 293 percent in 2017.
10 March 2018
Stock brokers to get new rules on minimum capital
Full-fledged stock brokers and merchant banks will have to maintain a minimum capital of Tk 15 crore and Tk 35 crore respectively if
8 March 2018
Chinese party withdraws most conditions
A Chinese consortium that got go-ahead to be a strategic investor of Dhaka Stock Exchange has withdrawn most of
7 March 2018
10 companies not paying dividends for a decade
Ten companies listed on the Dhaka Stock Exchange have failed to announce any dividend for at least 10 years in a row largely because
6 March 2018
Foreign investment nosedives in DSE
Net foreign investment in the Dhaka Stock Exchange plummeted to Tk 94 crore in the negative last month as the
3 March 2018