Sarwar A Chowdhury

The capital market is in good shape now that our twin bourses have been de-mutualised with the view to ensure transparency, efficiency and accountability in the stock market, i.e. the ownership of stock exchanges has been separated from the management. But we still have a long way to go, especially since the market is facing a dearth of quality issues.

As is common in big institutions, ideas of those lower down the hierarchy tend to get lost.

Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission did not allow any listed company to raise funds through rights offers last year as it followed a go-slow policy in giving approvals.

Foreign investment in the capital market witnessed a 93 percent year-on-year decline in 2015, driven by profit booking sales by

Twelve companies got listed on the stockmarket in 2015, raising around Tk 830 crore through initial public

The stockmarket stepped into 2015 high on optimism, thanks to two consecutive years of positive return following the crash in 2010-

Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission yesterday served a notice on the Dhaka Stock Exchange board over the termination of a general manager of the bourse.

Japan's leading automotive battery maker GS Yuasa International has teamed up with its local partner to enter the Bangladesh market.

MI Cement Factory that produces Crown brand cement has set a goal to become the top manufacturer of the construction material in

Wali-ul-Maroof Matin, managing director of Chittagong Stock Exchange, yesterday resigned from his post, two years ahead of his tenure's expiry, over internal conflict.

The government has disbursed about 68 percent of its Tk 900-crore refinancing scheme among stockmarket investors affected by the 2011 market crash.

A listed company will have to issue a notice at least three days before a meeting on releasing quarterly financial

The twin bourses together can hold 70 percent stakes at most in the proposed clearing and settlement company that will ensure

Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission has initiated a move to upgrade its acquisition and takeover rules as merger seekers

There are thousands of importers in Bangladesh and many of them have become assemblers over time. But they have seldom turned into bona-fide manufacturers like Walton has.

Walton is among those rare companies that morphed into manufacturers from importers and achieved enviable success in less than a

The special tribunal for capital market lawsuits is likely to deliver a verdict on September 13 in another case on the much-hyped 1996

A special tribunal on the much-hyped 1996 sharemarket scam sentenced two directors of a textile company to four years in prison yesterday for their involvement in price manipulation.

With Indian cattle supply drying up the local leather industry is feeling nervous about a short-term crisis in rawhides.

The special tribunal for capital market lawsuits may deliver a verdict on Monday in a case related to share price manipulation of BD