For the past five years, Bangladesh has been the top exporter of denim to the EU and one of the top exporters to the US In...

Indo Bangladesh cross border trade of stone boulder has come to a halt following hike in import duty by Bangladesh authority. Thousands of stranded loaded...

The Foreign Investors’ Chamber of Commerce & Industry (FICCI), whose members bring in investment to Bangladesh and contribute immensely to revenue generation, celebrated its 55th...

he absence of vibrant stock and bond markets is to blame for the banking sector’s current woes including liquidity crunch and bulging non-performing loans, experts...

Bangladesh Bank -- the central bank -- has decided to make one of the economy’s banking problems worse. What makes this slightly more awful is...

Banking on great success of hotel Le Meridien Dhaka, Marriot International has drawn out plans to open seven new hotels in the capital and other...

The new Puma Bangladesh flagship just opened in Dhaka marks the sportswear brand’s largest yet in the country.The 2220 sqft location showcasing the firm’s latest...

A recent press statement has confirmed that Muhammad A (Rumee) Ali has been chosen as the new chairman of AB Bank of Bangladesh from. It...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday said it is the duty of her government to ensure the facilities and wellbeing of Bangladeshi expatriates as they...

The Dhaka Stock Exchange's bear run since February is nothing unusual, said Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal yesterday, going so far as to blame the...

Dhaka stocks inched down last week, stretching the record losing streak to the 12th consecutive week, but the market volatility eased in the week as...

For previous fiscal year’s ending The Board of Directors of Bangladesh General Insurance Company (BGIC) recommended a cash dividend of 10 percent. This news was...

Bangladesh has made six recommendations for an effective multilateral trading system for sustainable development.Md Nojibur Rahman, principal secretary to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, presented the...

ORBIS RESEARCH  has recently announced “Global Bangladesh Market” report with all the critical analysis on current state of industry, demand for product, environment for investment...

Bangladesh’s garment manufacturers have asked the government to extend a five per cent export subsidy for the industry, saying they are being squeezed between low...

Dhaka stocks gained slightly on Wednesday after a plunge in the previous day as some institutional investors including Investment Corporation of Bangladesh bought shares to...

As per direction of the current budget, a company doing business in Bangladesh has to pay 35% corporate tax, which is 25% for a publicly...

Dhaka stocks sank deeper into the red yesterday, hitting a five-month low and eliciting angry calls for resignation of the stock market watchdog's chief from...

The recent drop in the stock market is due to confidence crisis and the authorities concerned have failed to boost their confidence, say stakeholders.They suggest...

Bangladesh and Bhutan yesterday agreed in principle to work on duty- and quota-free access of a number of goods of the two countries to each...

The state visit to Bangladesh was a homecoming of sort for Prime Minister Dr Lotay Tshering, who spent 10 years in two medical colleges there.Prime...

With Pahela Baishakh, the largest non-religious festival of Bangladesh, approaching, e-commerce sites and F-commerce pages are having a busy time. Targeting the Bangla New Year,...

More than 20 senior leaders from key Bangladeshi textile companies discussed challenges and opportunities in textile wet processing at a roundtable conference in Bangkok. The...

Initial public offerings of companies with weak fundamentals have hurt the country’s stock market over the years, shattering investors’ confidence on the market.Market experts blamed...

It has only been a year and two months since Grameenphone had launched their 4G service and now they have 10 million 4G internet users....

The annual revenue of Bangladesh is being affected by the illegal trade of products relating to cigarettes.  The estimated value of the annual loss through...

The Dhaka Stocks plummeted by 1.26 percent to its three months’ low due to a huge panic sell from the general investors amid the institutional...

Dhaka and Chittagong stock exchanges on Tuesday urged for tax waivers on share transaction of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) that would be listed with...

Dhaka stocks plunged on Wednesday after a two-day gain as panic-stricken investors went for selling shares heavily following media reports that National Board of Revenue...

Stock exchanges and non-bank financial institutions on Tuesday proposed that National Revenue Board waive taxes applicable to bond transaction at bourses as the waiver would...

The prime bourse, Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), fell as its benchmark DSEX index lost 231 points last month.Market traders said the crisis in the financial...

DSE feel urgency of uninterrupted fund flow and long-term investment in the market, and for this, Dhaka Stock Exchange is encouraging the eligible Chinese investors...

The DSE inquiry committee had asked ACI to respond within 15 working days of receiving the letterThe inquiry committee of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE)...

The Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) and the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to formalise collaborative efforts directed at mutual...

More than 500 businesses in Sri Lanka and Bangladesh are being supported to report on their sustainability impacts following the launch of new guidance. ?Global Reporting...

The Initial Public Offering (IPO) of Coppertech Industries Limited begins on Sunday, with the company aiming to raise Tk20 crore by offloading 20 million ordinary...

Dhaka Stock Exchange is working to woo qualified Chinese investors with the aim of boosting the county’s capital market, DSE officials said.A Chinese consortium of...

Mar 29, Colombo: The Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) and the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) today jointly announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)...

Bangladesh is participatingin the prestigious ‘Fashion World Tokyo-2019’ at Tokyo Big Sight.Thefair started on Wednesday and will continue until March 29, the embassy said in...

EWU arranges Inter-University Math Olympiad 2019East West University (EWU) organised the Inter-University Math Olympiad 2019 with the participation of around 250 students of 22 universities...

Thin participation of institutional investors brought down both the key index and turnover of the Dhaka Stock Exchange to three-month lows yesterday.The DSEX, the benchmark...

Dhaka stocks hit a three-month low on Wednesday as investors continued selling shares amid concern over liquidity shortage in the financial sector.DSEX, the key index...

The Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) and the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) will be hosting a forum on providing guidance to listed companies on ESG disclosures.The...

DSEX, the benchmark index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange, declined 58.07 points or 1.04 per cent, said its website.The index lost 119.22 points in the...

The Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) and the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) will host a forum on providing guidance to listed companies on ESG (Environmental, Social...

Arçelik, an Istanbul-based company, is set to buy Singer Bangladesh's majority shareholder Retail Holdings Bhold BV's 57 percent stakes for $75 million, as foreign companies...

Dhaka stocks dropped further in the past week, stretching the losing spell to a record eighth week, as investors, baffled by the relentless fall, went...

China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) could be a boon for Bangladesh as the former is looking to use its surplus capacity and the latter...

Dhaka stocks returned to the negative zone on Wednesday amid lacklustre trading as investors went for selling shares in the bearish market amid worries over...

Dhaka stocks increased on Tuesday but the turnover at Dhaka Stock Exchange hit its lowest in nearly three months as a section of investors especially...

The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) on Tuesday formed two separate committees to amend the private placement (pre-IPO placement) regulation and the book-building method.BSEC...

Stocks at Dhaka’s premier bourse plummeted to a two-and-half month low today.Dhaka Stock Exchange’s benchmark index DSEX declined 50.91 points to finish today at 5,604.90...

What is wrong with the stockmarket when the economy is on a strong footing on many measures, be it GDP growth, export, import, remittance and...

A surge in share sales by directors of the listed companies, which fuelled a seven-week bear run at the stock market in the country, has...

Investors of C&A Textiles and Tung Hai Knitting stocks stand to lose as much as Tk 260.10 crore after the two companies shuttered their factories...

Stocks dropped on Monday amid a fall in share prices of two-thirds of the traded scrips as investors went for selling shares amid worries over...

Chairman of Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) Dr. M. Khairul Hossain has called upon investors to equipped with proper knowledge and information for safe...

Stocks increased for the second day on Sunday as a section of investors, encouraged by allowing banks more time for adjusting ADR, went for buying...

Prices of five insurance stocks doubled in a gap of two months although the earnings of the companies did not increase much during the period.The...

Turnover on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) continued to fall as Tk 568.87 crore worth of shares were traded in the premier bourse today, down...

Dhaka stocks crawled to the positive zone on Tuesday despite a fall in share prices of two-thirds of scrips as a section of investors went...

Foreign investors bought shares worth Tk587.15 crore against sales of shares worth Tk263.97 crore in February Net foreign investment at the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) in...

LafargeHolcim Bangladesh has informed Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) that its consolidated profit stood at BDT1.11bn (US$13.1m) for the year ended on 31 December 2018, up...

Investors holding shares of C&A Textile and Tung Hai Knitting may find themselves in a difficult situation as the firms have not made any corporate...

Marico Bangladesh, one of the listed multinational companies, is going to invest Tk 29.40 crore to increase the production capacity of its factories in Mouchak...

Dhaka stocks on Sunday gained marginally after a fall in the previous two sessions as a section of investors, encouraged by the dividend declarations of...

Dhaka stocks in the past week dropped again, stretching the bear run to the fifth week, as investors remained puzzled about the market prospect amid...

Chittagong Stock Exchange has requested Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission to extend time for selecting a strategic partner by one year more as the port...

Since hitting a record high of 38,989.65 on August 29, the BSE Sensex index has fallen roughly 8%. This year, it is down about 0.3%,...

Dhaka stocks returned to the negative zone on Tuesday as investors went for selling shares especially financial scrips ahead of their corporate declarations.DSEX, the key...

Dhaka stocks rebounded on Monday after a fall in the previous session as investors went for bargain hunting targeting bank scrips and Grameenphone after their...

The Dhaka stocks rose nearly 42 points today as investors snapped up banks’ shares that were hit hard during the last few days.Today, 24 listed...

Dhaka stocks dropped on Sunday after a slight gain in the previous two sessions as investors went for selling financial shares in cautious trading.DSEX, the...

Share prices in junk companies have been rising abnormally despite the absence of price sensitive information and growth in earnings, posing a threat to stability...

Dhaka stocks inched down in the past week, extending the losing streak to the fourth consecutive week, as Grameenphone’s recovery and power sector’s surge saved...

Turnover at the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) plunged below Tk 600crore mark today, touching the lowest in last one and a half months.The indicator fell...

Dhaka stocks on Monday fell sharply as investors went for selling shares of Grameenphone on concern over its SMP status, and financial companies due to...

The index took a big plunge at the Dhaka Stock Exchange on Monday, although the turnover recorded a healthy increase.The DSEX, the key index of...

Stocks maintained upward trend on Sunday as all indices of Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) increased marginally with active participation of...

Dhaka stocks increased for the third day on Sunday as investors went for bargain hunting targeting financial scrips after a recent fall in the share...

Serious allegation has been raised against Advanced Chemical Industries (ACI) including disclosing fake financial statement, depriving shareholders from proper dividend, dodging tax and VAT and...

Dhaka Stock Exchange has decided to propose that Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission increase the lock-in period on the trading of placement shares to three...

Dhaka stocks increased on Wednesday after a three-day fall as investors went for bargain hunting targeting mainly non-bank financial institutions after LankaBangla Finance declared higher...

Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) has launched an inquiry committee to unearth the reason why ACI Logistics Limited, or Swapno, a chain super shop brand, being...

The 3-day 11th Asia Pharma Expo 2019 (APE 2019) & ASIA LAB EXPO 2019 was held from January 31 to February 2, at ICCB, Dhaka,...

Dhaka stocks inched down on Tuesday, stretching the losses to third day, as heavy fall in share prices of multinational and insurance companies outweighed gains...

Dhaka stocks dropped for the second day on Monday as investors continued selling shares especially multinational companies including Grameenphone, and bank and energy scrips.DSEX, the...

Stock markets in the country extended their downtrend move for the second consecutive session today, as investors rushed to selling spree of their stocks in...

Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) slipped back into the red today, starting the week off with a slide.DSEX, the benchmark index of the premier bourse, declined...

Dhaka stocks dropped sharply on Sunday as investors intensified sales of shares of financial sector ahead of the dividend declarations and looming deadline for banks’...

Dhaka stocks dipped last week, the second week in a row, as a section of investors continued selling shares to book profits while others readjusted...

The country’s stock market would remain moderately bullish in 2019, but local infrastructural bottlenecks would be the biggest risk to the economy, according to a...

Limited products, sponsors' tendency to get involved in share trading and loopholes in laws are hampering the growth of the country's bourses and denting investor...

Genex Infosys Ltd got off to a flying start on its debut on the stock exchanges yesterday whereas most securities went through a price correction.Price...

The group acquires 26.89% shares of Renwick Jajneswar & Company after it buy 18% of Eastern Cable’s sharesJust a few weeks after getting four seats...

Dhaka stocks gained on Monday after a three-day fall as investors, encouraged by strong foreign portfolio investment data, went for bargain hunting especially from bank...

After three consecutive months of net negative foreign investment, the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) returned to positive territory in January 2019.In the recently concluded month,...

Gradual increased use of electronic devices and home appliances is generating a huge quantity of e-waste which could be used for recycling in a billion...

Dhaka stocks plunged in the past week, snapping the consecutive surge in the previous six weeks, as investors went for profit taking share sales amid...

The number of beneficiary owners’ accounts at the country’s stock market has risen by nearly 2,000 per trading day on average after the December 30...

Shareholders of Dhaka Stock Exchange have demanded that the bourse introduce new products for the interest of the country’s capital market.They also sought 10 per...

Dhaka stocks dropped on Wednesday as investors went for selling shares of some large capitalised companies like Investment Corporation of Bangladesh that declared a significant...

BEIJING -- Chinese stocks closed lower on Wednesday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index down 0.72 percent, at 2,575.57 points.The Shenzhen Component Index closed 1.07...

The country's stockmarket lacks diversified products, leaving investors with limited opportunities for exploration, said KAM Majedur Rahman, managing director of Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE).“The investors...

Dhaka stocks dropped on Monday after a slight decrease in the previous day as investors went on taking profits from the financial scrips after their...

Dhaka stocks gained on Tuesday after a two-day fall as investors went for buying sector-specific scrips amid expectations of better financial results.DSEX, the key index...

Dhaka Stock Exchange has urged the Bangladesh Bank to declare capital market-friendly monetary policy that would ensure consistent liquidity flow in the market.Bangladesh Bank will...

Dhaka stocks dipped on Sunday after a gain in the previous three sessions as investors went for profit-taking sales of shares of financial scrips and...

Dhaka stocks gained for the third session on Thursday to hit a fresh 11-month high as investors kept injecting funds in sector specific scrips with...

Dhaka stocks inched up on Tuesday despite a fall in share prices of two-thirds of the traded scrips, as a section of investors purchased sector-specific...

Most of the junk stocks outperformed the market in the first 16 days of trading in 2019 as rumours and gamblers ran amok.Of the 43...

Shares on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) gained 475 points, or 8.80 percent, in the last 15 trading days led by rise in finance securities...

Dhaka stocks dropped on Monday after hitting an 11-month high in the previous session as investors went for selling shares to book profits, especially from...

While above 95% of foreign portfolio investments were made in 18 sectors, five of these sectors attracted more than 60% of their total investment Shares in...

Dhaka Stock Exchange Brokers Association has requested market regulator Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission to set liquidator with the task of liquidating a delisted company,...

Global Bangladesh market looks into a report for analysis of the Bangladesh market showing the most recent situation in the market. It predicts the growth...

Dhaka stocks continued with gains in the past week to extend the bull run to the fifth week as investors kept injecting funds, especially into...

Thousands of Bangladeshi garment workers downed tools and walked out of clothing factories Monday, refusing to end a week-long strike over wages and rejecting government...

Dhaka stocks jumped last week, extending the gaining streak to the fourth consecutive week, amid a strong participation of investors as they continued buying shares,...

The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission is laying auto-flagging system at Central Depository Bangladesh Limited to block sales of shares by sponsors/directors of the listed...

Listed mutual funds performed poorly in the just concluded year (2018) as the sector registered a portfolio loss of 16.4 per cent in the year,...

Sheikh Hasina, whose Awami League-led Grand Alliance won a landslide victory in the Bangladeshi Parliamentary elections, took oath of office for the third consecutive term...

Dhaka stocks advanced further on Wednesday with an increased turnover as investors kept injecting funds in the capital market amid calm on the political front...

BRB cable Industries has bought nearly 18% shares in Eastern Cables Ltd (ECL), a state-owned lose- making listed firm, from the stock market.The buy-sell through...

Dhaka stocks rocketed on Tuesday with more than 100 points increase, taking the total gain to 553 points in last 13 days as investors continued...

Dhaka stocks dropped on Monday, snapping an 11-day positive run as investors went for selling shares to book profits.DSEX, the key index of Dhaka Stock...

The stockmarket has continued to maintain its post-election rally, reaching an eight-month high of 5,687 points yesterday.Turnover has also been increasing since the national polls...

Dhaka stocks on Sunday kept soaring for 11th session to close at 7-month high with the turnover on the bourse marching past Tk 1,000 crore...

In the first five months of the current fiscal year (FY2018-19), Bangladesh's export earnings increased by 17.24% to $17.07 billion, from $14.56 billion in the...

Dhaka stocks jumped last week, extending the gaining streak to the third consecutive week, amid a strong participation of investors as political tensions in the...

Twelve banks have become shareholders of Central Counterparty Bangladesh Limited, a proposed clearing and settlement company of Dhaka and Chittagong stock exchanges.The company will settle...

The government’s revenue collection from Dhaka Stock Exchange dropped by 24.42 per cent or Tk 34.8 crore in the first half (July-December) of the current...

Dhaka stocks advanced on Wednesday, stretching the gaining streak to the ninth consecutive session as investors continued buying shares after Sunday’s general election.DSEX, the key...

Foreign investment in Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) fell drastically in the just-concluded year,as compared to 2017.In 2018, net foreign investment dipped to negative Tk593.47 crore,...

The first trading session of the New Year ended higher yesterday as investors showed their buying appetite across the board after a four-day holiday.The major...