Deshbandhu Polymer, a listed polymer manufacturer, has decided to raise a fund of Tk 500 crore through Sukuk.

Turnover at the Dhaka Stock Exchange fell 21 per cent from the previous day to hit Tk 1,962 crore today at a time when the index rose 0.34 per cent just after passing a day in the red.

Bangladesh has a mutual fund industry of around Tk 15,000 crore and it has the potential to grow at least 10 times bigger, said Prof Shibli Rubayat Ul Islam, chairman of Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC).

The stock market fell today as investors booked profits from increased share prices of some big paid-up capital-based companies.

Bangladesh’s stock market has continued its rise for two days straight amid increased investor participation.

The stock market continued rising for the second consecutive day today thanks to the higher participation of investors.

The stock market is growing in the right way but some people are leaving a bad impact on it by making negative comments about the growth, said Salman F Rahman, prime minister's adviser on private industry and investment.

The stock market ended almost flat today although most of the listed stocks fell thanks to the big paid-up capital-based companies that saved the day from a big fall.

World stocks were on the back foot on Monday and the dollar stayed close to one-year highs on concerns that higher inflation, supply shortages and China’s property sector problems would put global economic recovery at risk.

Bangladesh’s stock market is not overvalued because it did not soar as fast as the economy rose over the years, said Prof Shibli Rubayat Ul Islam, chairman of Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC).

The stock market fell today after rising for five consecutive days, although the turnover rose at the premier bourse.

The stock market has risen for five consecutive workdays till yesterday as fresh optimism has buoyed investors hopeful of the index of going up further.

The stock market regulator yesterday decided to file a case against the board of directors of Shurwid Industries Ltd for recommending dividends for fiscal 2018-19 in an attempt to manipulate its share prices.

BD Thai Food and Beverage Ltd has recently got go-ahead to raise Tk 15 crore from the stock market.

The stock market regulator has decided to file a case against the board of directors of Shurwid Industries for recommending dividend to manipulate the share price of the company.

Asian shares managed to claw back some of this week’s heavy losses on Thursday but were headed for their worst quarter since the pandemic hit, while the dollar held near a one-year high, helped by broad safe-haven demand and US rate hike prospects.

The six small-and-medium enterprises (SMEs) listed on the DSE-SME board of the Dhaka bourse yesterday began secondary trading.

Stocks at the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) continued to rise for a third consecutive day, sending the bourse’s prime index to an all-time high.

The Dhaka stocks edged up marginally yesterday enabling the key index to cross 7,300 points for the first time.

The board of the Chattogram Stock Exchange (CSE) has sent the bourse’s managing director Mamun-Ur-Rashid on forced leave for a month and sought approval from the regulator to remove him for misuse of power.