Former IFIC Bank MD fined Tk 5cr
The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission on Tuesday fined former IFIC Bank managing director Shah Alam Sarwar Tk 5 crore for his involvement in the controversial IFIC Amar Bond scam...
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DSE, CSE see lower turnover
The country鈥檚 two stock markets, the Dhaka Stock Exchange and Chittagong Stock Exchange, witnessed a decline for the second consecutive day on Tuesday, with overall trading activity dropping...
Tk 2,111cr climate fund lost to corruption: TIB
About Tk聽2,111 crore, equivalent to $248.4 million, was lost to corruption in the Bangladesh Climate Change Trust projects taken between 2010 and 2024 under the ousted Awami League regime, said the Transparency International Bangladesh on Tuesday.
BSEC toughens IPO price discovery, eligibility
The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission has proposed major changes to public offer rules, tightening pricing, valuation and eligibility criteria while giving stock exchanges greater authority in approving or rejecting IPOs.
Warming climate helps UK grow rice
Wearing large rubber boots, Nadine Mitschunas joyfully handled mature rice plants peeking through the water of her small plot growing in the fertile soil of eastern England.
DSE, CSE end week higher
Both Dhaka Stock Exchange and Chittagong Stock Exchange ended the week on a positive note Thursday, with major indices gaining, though turnover declined as most shares closed higher...
Bangladesh lost $24b in 2024 due to heat-related losses: Lancet
Bangladesh incurred a staggering loss of $24 billion in potential income in 2024 due to heat-related productivity losses, according to the Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change report.
DCCI, DSE join hands to promote capital market
The Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Dhaka Stock Exchange PLC will promote market transparency, capacity building and investor confidence...
Penny stocks to move freely as DSE cuts tick size
The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) has slashed the tick size for shares trading below Tk 1 to just Tk 0.01, with an aim of reviving trading activity in near-dormant stocks...
Bhutan team visits DSE to strengthen cooperation
A four-member delegation from the Royal Securities Exchange of Bhutan Limited (RSEBL) concluded a visit to the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) this week, aimed at gathering insights into the operations and management structure of a modern stock exchange...
Trading of 6 LR Global mutual funds suspended
Trading of six mutual funds managed by LR Global Bangladesh Asset Management has been suspended indefinitely after the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) ordered the fund manager鈥檚 removal for misuse of investors鈥� money...
Stocks extend gaining streak
Country鈥檚 both the bourses鈥擠haka Stock Exchange and Chittagong Stock Exchange 鈥� on Thursday extended positive territory for a second consecutive session as investors stayed watchful ahead of the upcoming earnings season...
Climate-resilient fish farming technique discussed
A campaign to raise awareness about climate-resilient fish farming was held on Thursday at Shovna Birajmoyi Secondary School field in Dumuria upazila to help fishers and farmers adapt to climate change impacts...
Dhaka bourse sees lowest turnover in four months
The Dhaka Stock Exchange saw the lowest turnover in four months on Wednesday, with transactions falling to Tk 355 crore, despite a marginal rise in the key index...
DSE falls, CSE go up
The upward momentum observed in the early trading hours at both the Dhaka Stock Exchange and Chittagong Stock Exchange did not last, as the DSE ended the day in the red while the CSE managed to sustain its gains...
Dhaka stocks see turnover plunge
Despite a rebound in key indices after days of decline, the turnover on the Dhaka Stock Exchange plunged to its lowest level in the current fiscal year 2025-26 and in the past four months on Monday...
BSEC intensifies financial literacy prog
The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission is ramping up various initiatives and activities to enhance investment education and capital market awareness across the nation...
Bangladeshi artists showcase works in South Korea
Eight Bangladeshi artists are displaying their artworks in a six-day international art exhibition titled 6th Ulsan Asian Print Exchange Exhibition 2025...
Gross reserve crosses $32b after 31 months
The country鈥檚 gross foreign exchange reserve has crossed $32 billion after 31 months amid increased remittance and export earnings...
Stocks down
Country鈥檚 both bourses, Dhaka Stock Exchange and Chittagong Stock Exchange on Sunday plunged due to mainly price fall in large-cap securities...
Int鈥檒 grant stressed to turn climate ambition into action
Climate change experts and activists on Saturday said that international grants could play a crucial role to turn climate ambition into action...
Bangladesh benefits from Germany鈥檚 鈧�11.8bn climate pledge
Germany has made its highest-ever contribution to tackling climate change and supporting vulnerable countries like Bangladesh, according to the latest figures reported to the 鈧琽pean Commission for 2024.
Study highlights lack of mental health support in climate-affected countries
Researchers from the United Kingdom and Bangladesh have examined all available tested interventions globally that aim to support people whose mental health has been severely affected by extreme weather events linked to climate change...
Stocks slump on week鈥檚 final day
Country鈥檚 both the bourses鈥擠haka Stock Exchange and Chittagong Stock Exchange 鈥� on Thursday plunged due to mainly price fall in large-cap securities...
Capital market halves in 15yrs, says BSEC chief
Bangladesh鈥檚 capital market has contracted by about 48 percent over the past 15 years due to persistent irregularities and poor coordination among key institutions, said Commissioner of the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission Md Saifuddin on Wednesday...
PMI improves slightly in Sept
The country鈥檚 overall Purchasing Managers鈥� Index witnessed a gain of 0.8 points in September, recording a faster expansion rate at 59.1 points, according to the latest PMI report published jointly by the Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Dhaka and Policy Exchange Bangladesh on Tuesday...
Indices fall at DSE, rise at CSE
The key index of Dhaka Stock Exchange slipped on Monday while Chittagong Stock Exchange ended higher, even as turnover rose on both bourses amid a broadly bearish trend...
DSE warns against Moshihor Securities
The Dhaka Stock Exchange has issued a warning to investors against conducting transactions with Moshihor Securities Limited after suspending the brokerage鈥檚 trading and Depository Participant (DP) activities.
New debt rules proposed to expand bond market
The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) has proposed major changes to its 2021 debt securities rules to expand Bangladesh鈥檚 weak bond market, introduce new types of sustainable instruments, and tighten monitoring of how funds are used...
BRAC Bank gets approval to issue country鈥檚 first social bond
BRAC Bank has secured approval from the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission and Bangladesh Bank to issue the country鈥檚 first-ever Social Subordinated Bond, valued at Tk1,000 crore...
