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Capital market passed yet another gloomy year as the core index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) lost 26.56% year-on-year in FY2020, as stocks never encountered this much bad time after its big collapse in 2010-11. The fiscal year 2020 was a complete mess for the stock business and a year...

সপ্তাহের প্রথম কার্যদিবসে আজ রোববার বড় দরপতনে লেনদেন হচ্ছে দেশের দুই শেয়ারবাজারে। সকাল ১০টায় লেনদেন শুরুর পর থেকে ৮০ শতাংশের বেশি শেয়ার দর হারিয়ে কেনাবেচা হচ্ছে।  বেলা সাড়ে ১১টায় প্রধান শেয়ারবাজার ডিএসইতে তালিকাভুক্ত ৩৭৮ শেয়ার ও মিউচুয়াল ফান্ডের মধ্যে ৩৭০টি কেনাবেচায় এসেছে। এর মধ্যে...

The Venture Capital and Private Equity Association of Bangladesh (VCPEAB) on Wednesday sought policy support from regulators to create a sustainable venture capital industry. They also put emphasis on the possibility of contribution by venture capital and private equity investments to boost trade, innovation, export, and help...

Beximco Pharmaceuticals Limited has entered into a binding commitment with Sanofi group (SNYNF, SNY) regarding the acquisition of a majority stake in Sanofi Bangladesh.  Beximco Director (marketing) Rizvi Ul Kabir confirmed the matter to The Business Standard today. The proposed deal...

Some 125 publicly-traded companies in the manufacturing and service sectors have expressed fears of heavy losses due to the ongoing coronavirus outbreak. Among them, 116 companies are in the manufacturing sector, such as RMG, cement, ceramics, engineering, and tannery sector. The other nine are in the real estate and service sector. These companies are...

The country's prime bourse, Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), has taken initiatives to cut jobs and salaries of its officials. The DSE's board of directors has already formed a five-member committee in this regard. Its independent director, Salma Nasreen, will helm the committee and recommend the next course...

The Dhaka Stock Exchange on Thursday decided in principle to resume trading on the bourse on May 10, subject to the intensity of coronavirus crisis in the country. The board decided that if the government did not extend the ongoing holidays beyond May 5,...

Titas Gas Transmission and Distribution Company Limited's earnings per share (EPS) has fallen by 33% in the third quarter (January-March) of FY20 compared to the same period of previous year. Senior officials at the company told Dhaka tribune that the significant fall of earnings had been caused...

Over a dozen listed firms have so far failed to make their annual financial statements public, thereby keeping the shareholders as well as the new investors in the dark. Besides, the failure to comply with the stock market regulator's directive to timely submit the...

The market capitalisation of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) crossed Tk 5.0 trillion on Thursday, hitting an all-time high following the price appreciation witnessed by the majority number of listed securities. On the day, the market capitalisation of the premier bourse stood at Tk...