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Is the stock market ready for easier margin loans?

22 July 2026, 00:00 AM
The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) has drafted new rules to make margin lending easier, allowing investors to borrow money from their brokerage to buy shares, using shares they already own as collateral.
22 July 2026, 00:00 AM
BSEC margin loan proposal

BSEC proposes easier margin loans even for low-dividend shares

21 July 2026, 00:00 AM
BSEC proposed expanding margin loans to more B-category companies
21 July 2026, 00:00 AM
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21 junk stocks dodge DSE axe, trade at premium

15 July 2026, 00:00 AM
Despite years without dividends, these companies remain listed as investors drive some shares above stronger firms
15 July 2026, 00:00 AM
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Only 10 firms make up 40% of DSE market value

12 July 2026, 00:00 AM
Retail investors have few quality stocks to choose from while large institutions stay away
12 July 2026, 00:00 AM
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UCB to raise Tk 775 crore through rights issue

8 July 2026, 00:00 AM
United Commercial Bank (UCB) will raise Tk 775 crore through a rights issue to address its capital shortfall and support its business operations.
8 July 2026, 00:00 AM
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Stock market loses half its BO accounts in a decade

6 July 2026, 00:00 AM
Expert blames IPO drought, weak returns
6 July 2026, 00:00 AM
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Dhaka Bank eyes top-tier status through digital, AI push

5 July 2026, 00:00 AM
Dhaka Bank has set out a broad strategy to join the top tier of Bangladesh’s private banks by strengthening digital banking, expanding green finance, improving profitability, and adopting artificial intelligence.
5 July 2026, 00:00 AM
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Banks no longer making most of their money from lending

2 July 2026, 00:00 AM
Commercial lenders are earning more from government securities than from financing businesses
2 July 2026, 00:00 AM
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Fund dearth nips dreams in bud

After completing MBA from a private university in 2011, Anis Hossain looked for a decent job for around three years. But he did not succeed.
19 August 2019, 18:00 PM
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27pc youths yet to benefit from training

Every one in four young people in Bangladesh is yet to receive any skills development training although the government has set up training centres for them in every district and at upazila level.
17 August 2019, 18:00 PM
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Vibrant bond market needed to become a developed nation

Bangladesh needs a vibrant bond market to meet its huge financing requirement for infrastructure development and further industrialisation, said a noted merchant banker.
24 July 2019, 18:00 PM
Dhaka Stock Exchange

Stocks rebound at last

Stocks rallied the best in six-and-a-half months yesterday after sinking for more than three weeks. The bounce back was due to the central bank and the capital market regulator teaming up to prop up the flagging market.
23 July 2019, 18:00 PM
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Stocks sink to 31-month low

Stocks plunged below the 5,000 point-mark yesterday thanks to massive sell-off by both jittery retail and institutional investors.
22 July 2019, 18:00 PM
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Strong financial sector key to sustainable growth

BANGLADESH should put emphasis on building a strong financial sector in order to ensure macroeconomic stability, increase efficiency and liquidity of markets, draw investment and deepen economic integration, the Asian Development Bank’s Bangladesh chief said.
17 July 2019, 18:00 PM
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Foreign funds in stocks slip into negative territory

Net foreign investment in Dhaka Stock Exchange tipped into negative territory for the first time in eight years last fiscal year as
13 July 2019, 18:00 PM
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Stock investors lost Tk 13,201cr in 12 days

Stock investors are still reeling from Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal’s maiden budget 12 days on, with the Dhaka Stock Exchange losing Tk 13,201 crore since fiscal 2019-20’s budget was passed in the parliament.
11 July 2019, 18:00 PM
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Worries among 15 banks, NBFIs over Tk 850cr deposit

Some 15 banks and non-bank financial institutions (NBFI) that have Tk 850 crore stuck with People’s Leasing Financial Services (PLFS) are on edge over the government’s decision to liquidate the ailing NBFI as they stand to lose a large portion of the sums.
10 July 2019, 18:00 PM
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General shareholders may lose Tk 193cr

The general shareholders of People’s Leasing and Financial Service (PLFS) that is staring at liquidation are likely to lose their entire
9 July 2019, 18:00 PM
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Problems SMEs face in Bangladesh

Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are the backbone of the Bangladesh economy: they make up more than 90 percent of all
7 July 2019, 18:00 PM
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Innovation key to establishing a brand

Innovation and new ideas are key to establishing a brand and ensuring its sustainable run, said Syed Alamgir, managing director of
1 July 2019, 18:00 PM

Stocks unmoved by budget changes

Stocks fell yesterday despite the government’s move to soften its harsh proposals for the capital market in the final budget for fiscal
30 June 2019, 18:00 PM
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Beach Hatchery to set up plant for koral farming

The farming of a sea bass variety—popularly known as koral or vetki—is set to begin in Bangladesh as Beach Hatchery Ltd plans to
29 June 2019, 18:00 PM
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Extra tax on stock dividend

Tax-free dividend income raised to Tk 50,000 from Tk 25,000; ​15% additional tax imposed on retained earnings over 50% of paid-up capital
13 June 2019, 18:00 PM

Foreign firms seek DSE brokerage licences

Foreign firms which have made a name around the world through trading in stock markets see huge business potential in Bangladesh and are interested to establish their footprint in the country.
11 June 2019, 18:00 PM
Dhaka Stock Exchange

Indices under strain as usual

Stock markets remain skittish ahead of the unveiling of a national budget as the government’s annual financial plan in recent years has mostly lacked incentives needed to shore up investors’ confidence.
8 June 2019, 18:00 PM

Many listed firms don’t give cash dividends despite profits

Seeing GBB Power was on a rising streak in the later half of 2017, Motahar Hossain decided to put most of his money in the stock in January 2018 -- anticipating a handsome cash dividend.
29 May 2019, 18:00 PM
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Widen limit for tax-free dividend earnings

Stock investors have urged the government to widen the tax exemption limit on dividend earnings by four times considering the sluggish market for a long time.
28 May 2019, 18:00 PM
Top Five EPS Earners

Most listed pharmas see rise in profit

Most of the listed pharmaceuticals companies posted higher profits in the first three quarters of the fiscal year on the back of better sales at home and abroad. Thirty-one medicine makers are listed with the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE). Of them, 27 published data for the July to March period of 2018-19.
16 May 2019, 18:00 PM

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