Settlement will be brought down from the current T+2 to T+0 in phases

Shares of Beximco Ltd and Islami Bank fell the most among all listed firms on the first trading day after the stock regulator lifted a nearly four-year-old floor price restriction on the two companies

Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) Chairman Masud Khan said the regulator would take an aggressive approach to attract quality companies to the stock market, arguing that such a move is necessary to build a more stable and mature capital market.

The newly appointed chairman of the commission says in his first press conference

BSEC imposed the fines at a meeting chaired by its chairman today

Top business leaders have urged the market regulator to be flexible on the use of initial public offering (IPO) funds for loan repayment, including allowing repayment of rescheduled loans amid a challenging business climate.

According to the IDRA Act, a person cannot be appointed as chairman if they are 67 years old or above

Assistant high commissioner of India visited the port city bourse

The two signed an MoU on April 9

The capital market in Bangladesh faces persistent problems with trust

The DSEX dropped 49 points, or 0.93 percent, till 12:40pm today

This marks the highest point for the premier bourse since March 16, when the index finished at 5,353.94

Bangladesh’s stock market fell to a nearly two-and-a-half-month low today, with the benchmark index dropping more than 2 percent amid rising concerns over global energy prices following escalating tensions in the Middle East.

The benchmark index of the Dhaka bourse surged 132 points to 5,141 today

Bangladesh’s stock market today recorded its steepest single-day decline in six years amid concerns over energy supply linked to the escalating conflict involving the United States, Israel and Iran in the Middle East.

The DSEX plunged 2.75 percent to 5,096.65 as of 12:30 pm

The decline came after a day of recovery in share prices

The BSEC finds irregularities in use of IPO proceeds and inconsistencies in expansion plans

The benchmark DSEX Index rose 131.61 points

The DSE Brokers Association of Bangladesh made the demand through a letter to the BSEC chairman