Foreign banks top profits, trail in social spending
CSR spending by multinational lenders was just 0.56% last year, compared with 9% by Islamic banks
22 October 2025, 18:24 PM
BSEC bars mutual fund investment in bank bonds.Will it deprive investors?
Senior bankers say the regulator's move hinders the potential to maximise the wealth of their investors
21 October 2025, 18:41 PM
IMF’s sixth tranche to come after polls
The sixth instalment of International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) loan programme of $4.7 billion may not arrive by the end of the year, as the donor agency wants to work with the new political government for smooth continuation of reform programmes.
21 October 2025, 18:09 PM
Govt plans Tk 1,000cr for ICB to ease liquidity crisis
The government is considering providing Tk 1,000 crore to the Investment Corporation of Bangladesh (ICB) through the revised national budget to mitigate its liquidity crisis and ensure stability in the stock market.
18 October 2025, 18:41 PM
Analysis / Bank mergers and NBFI windups: What’s in store for shareholders?
Taxpayers to recapitalise new bank; private shareholders get no recovery
11 October 2025, 15:59 PM
Explainer / Why are directors of listed companies transferring shares as 'gift'?
Directors are now transferring shares more often as the NBR recently waived tax on such transfers
7 October 2025, 06:23 AM
ADB to cancel or redirect $408m amid project delays
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will cancel or redirect around $408 million from projects in Bangladesh this year due to prolonged implementation delays, even as several ADB-funded schemes made progress.
2 October 2025, 18:00 PM
Enterprise of the year / Walton’s wind of change
Children of the 1990s can relate to the fact that many of them used to rush to their neighbour’s house to watch their preferred television programmes, as televisions were not available in most homes.
1 October 2025, 18:00 PM
Food makers hit by falling profits as raw material prices rise
Profits of listed biscuit makers plunged year-on-year in the last October-December period owing to a rise in raw material prices.
6 February 2022, 18:00 PM
Listed IT companies’ profits bounce back
Listed IT-based companies’ profits bounced back strongly in the last six months after the initial shock of the pandemic.
3 February 2022, 18:00 PM
Listed textile makers’ profits more than double
Listed textile manufacturers logged a staggering 152 per cent higher profits year-on-year in the October to December period of the current financial year of 2021-22.
2 February 2022, 18:00 PM
Most listed drug makers declare higher profits
Almost all listed pharmaceutical companies in Bangladesh registered higher profits in the first half of the ongoing financial year (FY) thanks to increased health consciousness amid the coronavirus pandemic.
1 February 2022, 18:00 PM
Foreign funds in stocks drop
Foreign portfolio investment in stocks dropped last month compared to that in the preceding one as the investors had embarked on a selling spree.
1 February 2022, 18:00 PM
Power purchase deal expired: Electricity companies feeling the pinch as plants closed
Listed power generation companies of Bangladesh have started to feel the negative impact of the expiry of power purchase agreements with the government.
31 January 2022, 18:00 PM
Steelmakers’ earnings soar on higher sales
Profits of listed steel manufacturers have soared thanks to higher volumes of sales made after the economy opened up in full swing.
30 January 2022, 18:00 PM
BB aid for stocks ends up salvaging Beximco sukuk
The central bank announced a special package in February 2020 to prop up the stock market as the benchmark index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) was hovering around a seven-year low of 4,385 points.
23 January 2022, 18:00 PM
Walton profits slide despite higher sales
Walton Hi-tech Industries saw its profits drop 31 per cent year-on-year despite reporting higher sales in the first half of fiscal 2021-22 due to increased production and transport costs.
20 January 2022, 18:00 PM
Little perks for good firms going public
Over the last year, the stock market regularly maintained a uniform rule for price discovery of companies willing to issue shares with premium prices instead of the fixed price method.
18 January 2022, 18:00 PM
Southeast Bank fined again
The Bangladesh Bank has imposed a fine of Tk 21.50 lakh on Southeast Bank after it failed to bring down its excessive investment in a single stock within the regulatory limit.
12 January 2022, 18:00 PM
Investors pay the price for brokerage houses’ forgery
Amran Hossain, a private service-holder, invested around Tk 8 lakh in the stock market through Dawn Securities in 2009.
9 January 2022, 18:00 PM
LIFE INSURANCE business LIFELESS for long
Bangladesh’s listed insurers’ life funds, or portfolios into which policyholder’s life assurance premiums are paid and claims are paid out of, have remained nearly the same in amount since 2015.
5 January 2022, 18:00 PM
DSE app download up 51pc in pandemic
Investors are apparently increasingly opting for executing trade through the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) mobile app as its download has soared by around 51 per cent during the last two years amidst the coronavirus pandemic.
4 January 2022, 18:00 PM
2021: a year of regaining confidence in stocks
The outgoing year bears special significance for Dhaka stocks for quite a number of developments.
30 December 2021, 18:00 PM
Breakthrough imminent in BB-BSEC discord
A breakthrough has apparently come about in the discord between Bangladesh Bank and the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC), with both reaching common grounds over perpetual bonds.
29 December 2021, 18:00 PM
Six banks cut salary costs to safeguard profits
Six listed banks in Bangladesh cut their expenditures for the salaries and allowances of employees amidst the pandemic in 2020 in an apparent attempt to keep their profits unscathed.
26 December 2021, 18:00 PM
Growing demand encouraging local manufacturing
Thanks to continuous economic growth and increasing connectivity in Bangladesh, the domestic demand for commercial vehicles is soaring rapidly.
25 December 2021, 18:00 PM
Why firms don’t go public
Stock market listing offers a company to raise funds cheaply to steer growth, enhances its visibility and credibility, boosts the morale of employees, improves public perception, and brings overall transparency and efficiency.
20 December 2021, 18:00 PM
Speculations ruling the roost in stocks
For the past two weeks, the movement of major indices in Bangladesh’s stock market has been influenced by speculations over possible meetings between the regulators and subsequent policy changes, according to experts.
18 December 2021, 18:00 PM