Dhaka stocks end week lower
Dhaka stocks wrapped up the week lower, as all key indices and market turnover retreated on muted investor activity...
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Where is change we were promised?
IT IS an eternal reality that societies cannot remain static. Change is inevitable, sometimes forced upon people by the sheer weight of history, sometimes demanded through the sweat and sacrifice of ordinary citizens who dare to imagine a better tomorrow. From ancient times to the present, upheavals have marked the path of humanity. Yet one question lingers like an...
BSEC fines 6 individuals, 1 firm Tk 44.4cr
The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) has fined six individuals and one institution a total of Tk 44.40 crore for manipulating shares of two listed companies 鈥� New Line Clothings Limited and Pioneer Insurance Limited 鈥� back in 2021...
Stocks rebound on both bourses
Stocks managed a turnaround from the short-lived correction phase, riding on late-session buying activity, as investors turned back to the market owing to positive expectations amid favorable macroeconomic developments...
Protests continue in districts over constituency boundary changes
Protests continued on Tuesday across several districts, including Bagerhat, Faridpur and Pabna, against the boundaries of different parliamentary constituencies redrawn ahead of the next general elections...
Stocks on DSE down, up on CSE
The country鈥檚 premier bourse, Dhaka Stock Exchange on Monday lost some steam as profit-booking selloffs pulled the reins of the market鈥檚 upward trajectory, reflecting investor caution after a sustained streak of gains...
DSE turnover hits Tk 1,440cr
The Dhaka Stock Exchange on Sunday witnessed the highest turnover in 12 months, as transactions crossed Tk 1440 crore on the first trading day of the week...
Bangladesh鈥檚 PMI slips by 3.2 points in August
The overall Purchasing Managers鈥� Index of Bangladesh declined by 3.2 points in August, reaching聽a slower expansion rate at 58.3, according to the latest PMI index published jointly by the Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry and Policy Exchange Bangladesh on Sunday...
Protecting waterbodies key to Dhaka's survival: Rizwana
Environment, forest and climate change affairs adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan on Saturday said that Dhaka would survive if its water bodies were restored and protected...
Two Midland Bank-sponsored mutual funds okayed
The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission has approved draft trust deed of two new mutual funds to be sponsored by Midland Bank PLC, said a press release...
Islami Bank chairman to sell all his shares
Islami Bank Bangladesh PLC chairman and independent director M Zubaidur Rahman has announced his plan to sell all shares registered under his name through the Dhaka Stock Exchange...
A real chance for change in Sri Lanka
FOR decades, voters have heard promises of integrity, justice and accountability. These promises have come with every election, but they have invariably ended in disappointment. Investigations have faltered, commissions have been wound up and the very leaders who promised to end corruption and impunity have, too, often joined the ranks of those who...
DSE slips into red, CSE finishes higher
The Dhaka Stock Exchange slipped into negative territory on Sunday, reversing early gains from the opening session, while the Chittagong Stock Exchange managed to hold firm and close the day on a positive note.
Trading of new 20yr, 15yr govt securities begins
The trading of two new Bangladesh Government Treasury Bonds (BGTBs), one with a 20-year tenure and another with a 15-year tenure, has begun at the Dhaka Stock Exchange.
13 brokerage houses get FIX certificates
Dhaka Stock Exchange has awarded financial information exchange (FIX) certification to 13 more brokerage houses under its initiative to introduce in-house order management systems (OMS) through application programming interfaces connectivity.
DSE warns investors about social media frauds
Dhaka Stock Exchange acting managing director Mohammad Asadur Rahman on Tuesday urged the investors not to fall prey to fraud rings that lure people with promises of high returns through WhatsApp, Facebook and other social media platforms...
China Evergrande Group delisted from HKEX
Shares in heavily indebted China Evergrande Group were taken off the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on Monday, capping a grim reversal of fortune for the once-booming property developer...
DSE warns investors of scamming through WhatsApp
The Dhaka Stock Exchange has warned investors about fraudulent activities being carried out through several fake WhatsApp groups using the DSE鈥檚 name, logo and address...
Local path to climate resilience
BANGLADESH lives with the harsh reality of climate change every day. In recent years, the country has faced more intense floods, heatwaves, storms and droughts. Climate change is not some distant threat; it is already here, reshaping millions of lives. In rural communities, farmers are struggling to grow crops, coastal families are losing their homes, and children are...
Global Islami Bank seeks time for IPO fund utilisation
Global Islami Bank PLC has decided to transfer and extend the use of its unutilised IPO proceeds, according to a disclosure made on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) website...
Stocks down
Country鈥檚 both the bourses, Dhaka Stock Exchange and Chittagong Stock Exchange, on Tuesday plunged mainly due to price fall in large-cap securities...
Indices rally at DSE, CSE
Stocks witnessed a sharp rise at the Dhaka and Chattogram bourses on Sunday, the first trading day of the week, as indices, turnover and most share prices moved higher...
Market capitalisation falls by Tk 3,396 cr in week
The Dhaka Stock Exchange witnessed a sharp decline throughout the week, losing Tk 3,396 crore in market capitalisation as share prices dropped on most trading days...
Russia, Ukraine exchange 84 prisoners each
Russia and Ukraine exchanged 84 prisoners each on Thursday, both sides said, the latest in a series of swaps that has seen hundreds of POWs released so far this year...
Climate change made Nordic heatwave 2C hotter: study
Human-caused climate change made a recent Nordic heatwave about 2C hotter, putting a strain on healthcare, ecosystems and indigenous Sami reindeer herders in a region ill-equipped for such events, researchers said on Thursday...
Govt to increase forest coverage to 20pc: Rizwana
Environment, forest and climate change adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan has said that the government will adopt a well-structured programme to increase the coverage of the state-controlled forests to 20 per cent of the country鈥檚 total land area...
5,093 acres of forest land reclaimed
The environment, forest and climate change ministry reclaimed and reforested a total of 5,093 acres of forest land between August 2024 and June 2025...
ADB keen to assist in capital market reforms in Bangladesh
The Asian Development Bank has expressed strong interest in supporting sustainable reforms and providing technical assistance to the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission to help modernise and develop the country鈥檚 capital market...
DSE holds workshop on pledged shares
The Dhaka Stock Exchange has organised a workshop for the officials of banks and non-banking financial institutions to discuss policy on handling pledged shares...
Indices fall in DSE, CSE
Although the Dhaka Stock Exchange began the day with a slight upward trend on Wednesday, the Chittagong Stock Exchange witnessed a decline from the morning...