Indices in dire straits, setback for banks
The capital market closed the week with a sharp decline across all indices and a steep fall in trading activity, led by a significant drop in banking sector share prices...
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Some banks may face delisting from stock market
Some banks may face delisting from Bangladesh鈥檚 stock exchanges under the Bank Resolution Ordinance 2025, which empowers Bangladesh Bank with sweeping authority to restructure or dissolve financially distressed scheduled banks...
Stocks slip again
The country鈥檚 both bourses, Dhaka Stock Exchange and Chittagong Stock Exchange, on Tuesday plunged due to mainly price fall in large-cap securities...
Majority shares gain in stock market
Although the week began with a downturn, trading on the country鈥檚 stock markets ended on a positive note on Sunday, with indices rising and share prices increasing for the majority of listed companies in both Dhaka and Chattogram...
Stock investors demand BSEC chief鈥檚 removal
Stock market investors on Saturday called for the immediate removal of the chairman of the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC), accusing him of failing to manage the market effectively.
Stocks rebound after plunge
After a steep fall triggered by tensions between India and Pakistan, the stock markets in Dhaka and Chattogram bounced back strongly on Thursday, the final trading day of the week, with the majority of shares recording price gains...
Stocks fall sharply amid Pakistan-India tensions
Dhaka stocks suffered a steep fall on Wednesday, with the key index plummeting over 3 per cent to a nearly five-year low, as investors engaged in panic-driven sell-offs amid escalating geopolitical tensions between India and Pakistan...
Prime Bank okays 20pc dividends
Prime Bank PLC shareholders on Monday approved 17.50 per cent cash dividend and 2.50 per cent stock dividend for the year ended December 31, 2024, said a press release...
Govt considers separate bank for livestock farmers
Fisheries and livestock adviser Farida Akhter on Tuesday said the interim government has taken a plan to create a separate bank for livestock farmers...
Trump trade war pushes firms to consider stockpiling
Stockpiling is the reflex response by firms to the imposition of tariffs, but with the rapidly-changing position of the Trump administration, companies are finding that it is not so straightforward this time around...
DSE rebounds after 9-day losing streak
The Dhaka Stock Exchange has rebounded after nine-day losing streak...
Asia stocks rise in wake of US rally
Asian stocks climbed on Friday, buoyed by a rally on Wall Street, strong earnings from Google parent company Alphabet, and the prospect of diffusing tensions in US president Donald Trump鈥檚 trade war.
Prime accused remanded in Parvez killing case
The Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Court on Friday placed prime accused Meheraj Islam on a five-day remand in a case filed over the killing of Primeasia University student Jahidul Islam Parvez in the capital鈥檚 Banani area on April 19.
Global stocks rally fades
A rally on global stock markets fizzled Thursday as China poured cold water on US president Donald Trump鈥檚 comments talking up the prospects of a deal to end their trade war...
Dhaka stocks, turnover drop
The prolonged decline in indices has dragged Dhaka鈥檚 stock market turnover to a yearly low, with daily transactions plunging from over Tk 450 crore to just Tk 300 crore...
Leadership vacuum at BSEC deepens stock market crisis
Bangladesh鈥檚 capital markets are mired in an escalating crisis, marked by a mass exodus of retail investors, paralysed regulatory decision-making, and eroding confidence...
Price fall in large-cap drives stocks down
Country鈥檚 both the bourses, Dhaka Stock Exchange and Chittagong Stock Exchange on Wednesday plunged due to mainly price fall in large-cap securities...
Stock brokers frustrated by reform absence
Leaders of the DSE Brokers Association (DBA) on Saturday expressed frustration over the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission鈥檚 (BSEC) inaction, even after the major political shift on August 5.
Trump鈥檚 crazy trade war
THE Trump tariff shock is going to take a bit of time to sink in, though stock markets worldwide have already sunk. Altogether, 60 countries have been slapped with at least 10 per cent tariffs; those with large trade surpluses with the US will pay a much higher rate. Trump鈥檚 public argument was two-fold: force US trade partners with the highest surpluses to lower their...
Global stocks, dollar sink
Stock markets and the dollar tumbled Thursday after president Donald Trump鈥檚 latest tariffs salvo against countries worldwide, fanning a trade war that many fear will spark recession and ramp up inflation...
Global stocks mixed
Stock markets diverged Wednesday as investors fretted over what shape US president Donald Trump鈥檚 fresh wave of tariffs would take later in the day...
Global stocks fall over US inflation, tariff fears
Stock markets fell on Friday as a closely-watched US inflation reading heated up, adding to concerns over the fallout from an incoming wave of tariffs by president Donald Trump.
Global stocks extend losses
Major stock markets extended losses on Friday on heightened concerns over the potential fallout from US president Donald Trump鈥檚 tariff agenda.
DSE WEEKLY REVIEW: Stocks fall as investors stay watchful
Dhaka stocks saw decrease in its indices in the past week, after an increase in the previous week, as a section of investors chose to sell shares to realise their gains after the recent price appreciations.
Economists stress job creation, direct tax in budget
Economists in a pre-budget discussion on Sunday in the capital Dhaka suggested employment generation schemes, expansion of social spending and maintenance of a high food stock in the forthcoming financial year...
DSE WEEKLY REVIEW: Stocks rise on investors鈥� confidence
Dhaka stock market witnessed an increase in its indices in the past week after a decline in the previous week, as a section of optimistic investors chose to buy shares after the situation at the stock market regulatory commission stabilised.
Dhaka, Ctg stocks rise
The stock markets in Dhaka and Chittagong continued to experience an upward trend on Wednesday, with the main index in Dhaka rising by 16 points...
Dhaka Stocks decline
Dhaka stock market saw a decline in its indices in the past week for the second consecutive week as a section of investors chose to sell shares to realise short-term profits.
Global stocks, bitcoin down as Trump policies roil markets
Global stock markets tumbled and the dollar retreated Friday as uncertainty over US president Donald Trump鈥檚 trade policies roiled markets and traders awaited key US jobs data.
Stocks end week in positive territory
Stocks has ended the week in positive territory as investors showed buying interest in particular large-cap scrips, especially the Bank stocks, as anticipation builds ahead of their year-end earnings and dividend declarations...