PARASITE, directed by Bong Joon Ho in 2019, had been critically acclaimed as one of the most effectual cinematic commentaries on modern society and hailed as one of the best films of the 21st century. With an airy balance of dark humour, suspense, and sharp-eyed social critique, Bong launches a scathing attack on the ideology of capitalism, fuelling those self-perpetuating cycles of exploitation, resentment, and...
Dhaka Stock Exchange director Minhaz Mannan Emon on Tuesday said that initiatives had been taken to prevent low quality initial public offerings from entering the country鈥檚 capital market, according to a DSE press release...
The Bangladesh Bank has extended the tenure for foreign exchange loans under buyers and suppliers credit for importing capital machinery, allowing industrial entrepreneurs to secure loans for three years instead of one...
Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry president Ashraf Ahmed on Wednesday observed that private equity and venture capital should be popularised in Bangladesh to expand the small enterprises...
Walton Hi-Tech Industries PLC, an electronics company listed on the capital market, recently distributed dividends for the financial year 2023-24 to all its shareholders, according to a press release...
The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission on Tuesday allowed five banks to float bonds worth Tk 2,000 crore in total...
The government has decided to provide a sovereign guarantee for a Tk 3,000 crore loan from the Bangladesh Bank to the Investment Corporation of Bangladesh, which actually removed...
The National Board of Revenue on Monday halved the tax rate to 15 per cent on capital gains above Tk 50 lakh from selling shares of listed companies on the capital market, regardless...
Dhaka Stock Exchange chairman Mominul Islam on Saturday emphasised the need for reforms to stabilise capital market...
Finance adviser Salehuddin Ahmed on Wednesday said that initiatives were being taken to provide immediate solutions to the existing crises on the country鈥檚 stock market...
The Dhaka Stock Exchange on Sunday urged the National Board of Revenue to take supportive measures for fostering market stability and growth...
SINCE 2000, Bangladesh has achieved an impressive average economic growth rate of 5.47 per cent, outperforming many other developing countries. This growth trajectory remained stable until the global disruption caused by the pandemic Covid in 2020. However, questions persist regarding the sustainability of this growth. Will it continue at this...
The capital market reform task force has decided to form a consultation group with experts for their suggestions on different issues.
The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission on Tuesday held a views exchange meeting with the Institute of Chartered Secretaries of Bangladesh about the...
FROM time immemorial, human beings have been living by consuming for survival. This writing, however, is not about our normal behaviours of consumption for living. In modern culture, consumerism refers to the tendency of people who live a lifestyle of excessive materialism that revolves around reflexive, wasteful, or conspicuous consumption triggered...
Capital market stakeholders have proposed several steps, including ensuring proper financial reporting, amending the initial public offering rules, reinitiating process of directly listing of government and multinational companies for the development of the country鈥檚 stock market...
Union Capital Limited held its 26th annual general meeting in a hybrid manner at Gulshan Shooting Club, Gulshan-1 in Dhaka on Monday, said a press release...
The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission will hold views exchange meetings with stakeholders to prepare a roadmap for reformation and development of the capital market...
The DSE Brokers Association of Bangladesh on Monday urged the interim government to form a taskforce for the development and growth of the country鈥檚 capital market...
The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday said that it would find out rule loopholes through which manipulation and fraudulence on the country鈥檚 capital market were occurred in recent years and would close the flaws...
The United Kingdom on Tuesday expressed its keen interest to help Bangladesh reform its banking and revenue sectors alongside the capital market...
The owners of the Delhi Capitals are eyeing a 拢120 million ($153 million) deal to buy Hampshire County Cricket Club in a move which would see them become the first overseas franchise to own an English first-class county, according to media reports.
The DSE Brokers Association on Tuesday said that lack of transparency and accountability were the major barriers to growth in the capital market...
Finance minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali has proposed that general investors in the capital market pay capital gain tax from the 2024-25 financial year if their income crosses Tk聽50 lakh...
SOME of the most powerful people in Bangladesh are facing personal situations which may be indicative of a bigger problem. The enrichment happens through connections and, occasionally, force that together sustain a socio-political system...
Dhaka stocks advanced slightly on Monday in volatile trading as a section of investors chose to buy low-priced scrips after the recent market correction, market operators said...
Foreign investment in the Bangladesh鈥檚 capital market has nearly halved in the past two years, with investment in equity securities decreasing by 43.7 per cent from 2021 to 2023, according to Bangladesh Bank data...
The Dhaka Stock Exchange on Tuesday urged the National Board of Revenue not to impose any tax on capital gains of general investors in the upcoming national budget for the financial year 2024-25...
Prime minister鈥檚 private industry and investment adviser Salman F Rahman on Monday stressed on strengthening the country鈥檚 capital market to ensure finance for investors...
Malaysian conglomerate Capital A said on Friday it had finalised a 6.8 billion ringgit ($1.4 billion) deal to merge its airline affiliates under a new listed entity to be called AirAsia Group...