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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

Keya not publishing financial statements

Keya Cosmetics, listed on Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), has violated regulations by not yet publishing the second and third quarterly
5 June 2018, 18:00 PM
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Foreign funds in stock plunge on strong dollar

Net foreign investment in the premier bourse witnessed a drastic fall last month due to fears centring political uncertainty in the
3 June 2018, 18:00 PM
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IPOs don't tempt big companies

Lengthy process, legal bindings to publish all information and inconvenience of holding annual general meetings put off big groups from getting listed despite the privilege of 10 percent lower corporate tax.
2 June 2018, 18:00 PM

Golden Harvest to set up cold storage chain

Golden Harvest Ice Cream Limited, a fully owned subsidiary of Golden Harvest Agro Industries, signed an agreement with IFC
31 May 2018, 18:00 PM
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Eight gas companies may offload shares

Petrobangla is working to list eight of its gas distribution companies in the stock market, in a development that is set to bring some cheer to
27 May 2018, 18:00 PM
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Rumours stoke up stocks of Queen South, Legacy Footwear

The share prices of Queen South Textile and Legacy Footwear almost doubled in the last one month for no apparent reason, in a
23 May 2018, 18:00 PM

Most banks see EPS fall

Some 18 of the 30 listed banks saw their earnings per share (EPS) plummet in the first quarter of the year because of huge
22 May 2018, 18:00 PM
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Central Pharma directors game the system

On February 22, 2017, Central Pharma-ceuticals informed through the Dhaka Stock Exchange that its sponsors' shares will be bought
19 May 2018, 18:00 PM
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Storm clouds gather over DSE

DSEX, the benchmark index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange, continued to plummet for the twelfth day, its longest losing streak yet, with investors losing more than Tk 17,204 crore thus far.
17 May 2018, 18:00 PM
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DSE enters hi-tech era

The Dhaka Stock Exchange can brace itself for some radical technological upgrades in the near future that would take it to global standards after Shenzhen Stock Exchange (SZSE) and Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) became its strategic partner.
13 May 2018, 18:00 PM
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DSE refuses to perk up despite BB move

The daily average turnover of the premier bourse, an important indicator of its vitality, dropped 24.95 percent in April to Tk 547.36
7 May 2018, 18:00 PM
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ACI upsets investors

ACI, a blue-chip stock, has been disappointing investors with its sliding earnings in the first three quarters of the financial year.
6 May 2018, 18:00 PM
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Keya Cosmetics share weighed down by sponsors' selloffs

Four sponsors of Keya Cosmetics, a company listed on the Dhaka Stock Exchange, have sold off 19.42 crore shares to pay off their
2 May 2018, 18:00 PM
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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

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