Ahsan Habib

Why are investors leaving the stock market?

Stock investors in Bangladesh are leaving the share market as they are losing their hard-earned money because of the persisting fall of the indices driven by the prolonged economic crisis, the worsening health of the banking industry, and rising interest and exchange rates.

1d ago

SS Steel sees profit shrivel as it expands footprint

SS Steel Ltd has registered higher turnover thanks to increased sales ever since the steelmaker started acquiring several companies in 2020, but its overall profit has dropped.

1d ago

Uncertain bets: bad stocks rule the roost

Investors who owned the issues of good companies that provided at least 50 percent dividend in their last financial year incurred losses in the first four months of 2024. On the other hand, people who bet on low-performing companies, which declared less than 15 percent dividends, saw their portfolio inflate.

1w ago

State banks struggle while foreign lenders make hefty profit. Here’s why

Why is there such a huge discrepancy between multinational banks and state-run lenders despite operating in the same business environment? The reason is a lack of efficiency in making business decisions, business focus, and political bias.

1w ago

Saif Powertec not publishing financial reports for 18 months

As a result, general investors remained in the dark about the financial performance of the company during this period.

1w ago

HSBC’s 2023 profit nearly Tk 1,000cr

The profit amounted to Tk 999 crore, soaring 70 percent year-on-year. It was Tk 587 crore in 2022.

1w ago

Will BSEC ever learn from its missteps?

Analysts say the regulator’s intervention is denting investors’ confidence and it comes at a time when they are still smarting from the wounds caused by the 18-month-long floor price, a period when most of the stocks were untradeable.

2w ago

A third of budget spent on interest payments, subsidies

The government spent Tk 246,583 crore in July-January of 2023-24 out of the total budget of Tk 761,785 crore for the entire fiscal year, figures from the finance ministry showed. The outlay under interest payments and subsidies was Tk 88,226 crore, which was 36 percent of the allocation.

3w ago
May 19, 2024
May 19, 2024

Why are investors leaving the stock market?

Stock investors in Bangladesh are leaving the share market as they are losing their hard-earned money because of the persisting fall of the indices driven by the prolonged economic crisis, the worsening health of the banking industry, and rising interest and exchange rates.

May 19, 2024
May 19, 2024

SS Steel sees profit shrivel as it expands footprint

SS Steel Ltd has registered higher turnover thanks to increased sales ever since the steelmaker started acquiring several companies in 2020, but its overall profit has dropped.

May 13, 2024
May 13, 2024

Uncertain bets: bad stocks rule the roost

Investors who owned the issues of good companies that provided at least 50 percent dividend in their last financial year incurred losses in the first four months of 2024. On the other hand, people who bet on low-performing companies, which declared less than 15 percent dividends, saw their portfolio inflate.

May 12, 2024
May 12, 2024

State banks struggle while foreign lenders make hefty profit. Here’s why

Why is there such a huge discrepancy between multinational banks and state-run lenders despite operating in the same business environment? The reason is a lack of efficiency in making business decisions, business focus, and political bias.

May 12, 2024
May 12, 2024

Saif Powertec not publishing financial reports for 18 months

As a result, general investors remained in the dark about the financial performance of the company during this period.

May 8, 2024
May 8, 2024

HSBC’s 2023 profit nearly Tk 1,000cr

The profit amounted to Tk 999 crore, soaring 70 percent year-on-year. It was Tk 587 crore in 2022.

April 30, 2024
April 30, 2024

Will BSEC ever learn from its missteps?

Analysts say the regulator’s intervention is denting investors’ confidence and it comes at a time when they are still smarting from the wounds caused by the 18-month-long floor price, a period when most of the stocks were untradeable.

April 28, 2024
April 28, 2024

A third of budget spent on interest payments, subsidies

The government spent Tk 246,583 crore in July-January of 2023-24 out of the total budget of Tk 761,785 crore for the entire fiscal year, figures from the finance ministry showed. The outlay under interest payments and subsidies was Tk 88,226 crore, which was 36 percent of the allocation.

April 26, 2024
April 26, 2024

Stocks lose lustre as investment tool

Since the floor price removal, the stocks have been bleeding owing to massive sell-offs by local and foreign investors as the economic uncertainty persists

April 21, 2024
April 21, 2024

Higher debt to put strain on Bangladesh as revenue remains low

In the last decade, the debt-to-GDP ratio rose by 13 percentage points. The IMF forecasts that the ratio will reach 43.5 percent in 2028-29.

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