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
Chinese party may get nod today
A Chinese consortium, comprising the Shenzhen Stock Exchange and the Shanghai Stock Exchange, is likely to win approval from the members of the Dhaka Stock Exchange to become the strategic partner of the bourse.
29 April 2018, 18:00 PM
Mutual funds pique investors in March
The closed-end mutual fund units saw their turnover double last month upon expectation of better dividends for the year ending on June.
22 April 2018, 18:00 PM
Dividend worry creeps in
The number of listed companies offering cash dividend in 2017 declined from a year earlier, indicating a greater number of firms are
19 April 2018, 18:00 PM
Financial literacy changes lives of rural women
Just a year ago Razia Sultana doubted her ability to start a business to supplement the income of her family in Comilla's Mainamoti.
16 April 2018, 18:00 PM
Directors' disregard
Some 219 directors of 78 listed companies have failed to hold the requisite minimum 2 percent shares of their companies and yet no actions were taken against them in the last seven years.
15 April 2018, 18:00 PM
Directors' disregard
Some 219 directors of 78 listed companies have failed to hold the requisite minimum 2 percent shares of their companies and yet no actions were taken against them in the last seven years.
15 April 2018, 18:00 PM
Beximco's shares soar upon rumour
Beximco Limited's share price soared nearly 40 percent in 10 working days upon rumours that the business giant has struck up a partnership with the Bangabandhu-1 satellite that is scheduled for launch on May 4.
15 April 2018, 18:00 PM
Foreign funds soar in Dhaka stocks
Net foreign investment in the premier bourse more than trebled in March as overseas investors were tempted by the slump in the
4 April 2018, 18:00 PM
Shuttered companies still trading on DSE
Five companies listed on the Dhaka Stock Exchange have been out of production for a long time but their shares are still allowed to trade on the
31 March 2018, 18:00 PM
CSE sees lowest turnover in 10yrs
The Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) saw its lowest turnover in 10 years yesterday because of poor performance of traders.
28 March 2018, 18:00 PM
Listed ceramic makers’ profit leapt in 2017
Listed ceramic companies saw higher growth in profit last year owing to an increase in demand from the real estate sector and export markets.
27 March 2018, 18:00 PM
ICB plans to issue Tk 2,500cr bond
The Investment Corporation of Bangladesh, which is one of the largest investors in the capital market, plans to issue a long-term bond of Tk 2,500 crore to prop up jittery stocks.
21 March 2018, 18:00 PM
Drug makers’ profits soar
Most listed pharmaceuticals companies saw their profits swell in 2017, thanks to higher expense on healthcare.
18 March 2018, 18:00 PM
BSEC offers recipe to boost market
The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission has come up with a proposal to steady the jittery capital
14 March 2018, 18:00 PM
Mutual fund penetration abysmally low
Bangladesh has among the lowest mutual fund investment in the world, offering a vast untapped opportunity for
13 March 2018, 18:00 PM
Betting, brokers behind the scene
Kay & Que, listed on the Dhaka Stock Exchange as a Z category share, rose a staggering 293 percent in 2017.
10 March 2018, 18:00 PM
Stock brokers to get new rules on minimum capital
Full-fledged stock brokers and merchant banks will have to maintain a minimum capital of Tk 15 crore and Tk 35 crore respectively if
8 March 2018, 18:00 PM
Chinese party withdraws most conditions
A Chinese consortium that got go-ahead to be a strategic investor of Dhaka Stock Exchange has withdrawn most of
7 March 2018, 18:00 PM
10 companies not paying dividends for a decade
Ten companies listed on the Dhaka Stock Exchange have failed to announce any dividend for at least 10 years in a row largely because
6 March 2018, 18:00 PM
Foreign investment nosedives in DSE
Net foreign investment in the Dhaka Stock Exchange plummeted to Tk 94 crore in the negative last month as the
3 March 2018, 18:00 PM