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Is the stock market ready for easier margin loans?

3 hour(s) ago
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.
3 hour(s) ago
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
Dhaka Stock Exchange 2025

Weak stocks outpace blue chips in puzzling mismatch

As syndicates and rumours shape the market, prices of weak and dormant firms soar while sound performers stay undervalued
11 November 2025, 18:00 PM
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No more closed-end mutual funds

BSEC proposes in draft regulations
9 November 2025, 18:00 PM
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Bank merger: Investors pay the price; regulators, auditors escape blame

Says president of DSE Brokers’ Association of Bangladesh
8 November 2025, 18:00 PM
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Home sweet home

Carpenters at Louhajang upazila in Munshiganj build full wooden homes ready to travel
7 November 2025, 18:00 PM
shareholders loss after islamic bank merger

Shareholders lose around Tk 4,500cr

Shareholders of five shariah-based troubled lenders, which are being merged into a large Islamic bank, lost hundreds of crores as the central bank announced that the shares now carry no value.
6 November 2025, 18:00 PM
Bangladesh interest payments fy25 budget

Interest payments ate up one-fifth of total budget in FY25

Bangladesh spent a record Tk 134,430 crore ($15.7 billion) on interest payments in FY 2024-25
6 November 2025, 18:00 PM
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Weak NBFIs seek Tk 3,100cr to turn around

Troubled non-banks are currently unable to finance new businesses, says association chairman
1 November 2025, 19:48 PM
multinational companies report higher sales in Bangladesh

Global firms see sales rise in Bangladesh, but profits stay weak

People are buying more again, but high inflation, costly raw material imports and political uncertainty continue to weigh on earnings
1 November 2025, 18:58 PM
Bangladeshi banks profit rise

Nine-month profits by six banks surpass full-year gains

High returns from treasury bills lift profits despite rough market
30 October 2025, 18:00 PM
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Foreign loan pledges jump 33 times; still below IMF ceiling

Bangladesh’s fresh foreign loan commitments soared by more than 33 times in the first quarter of the current fiscal year (FY), although the amount still remains well below the borrowing ceiling recently set by the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
30 October 2025, 18:00 PM
Marico makes Tk 300 crore profit

Marico Bangladesh’s sales growth highest in 15 years

Marico Bangladesh Ltd (MBL), a leading consumer goods company, reported over 20 percent year-on-year growth in sales in the first half of its financial year, marking its highest growth in at least 15 years...According to its half-yearly financial statements released today, the li
28 October 2025, 15:20 PM
Robi+GP

Robi’s profit surge contrasts with GP’s decline in Jan-Sept

Robi's profit surged 55 percent year-on-year to Tk 625 crore
27 October 2025, 18:00 PM
zombie companies in Dhaka Stock Exchange

Dozens of zombie firms still trading as if nothing is wrong

Regulators say investors are free to trade bad shares, while analysts urge a market clean-up
25 October 2025, 19:45 PM
Foreign banks profits vs social spending in Bangladesh

Foreign banks top profits, trail in social spending

CSR spending by multinational lenders was just 0.56% last year, compared with 9% by Islamic banks
22 October 2025, 18:24 PM
BSEC mutual fund bank bond restriction

BSEC bars mutual fund investment in bank bonds.Will it deprive investors?

Senior bankers say the regulator's move hinders the potential to maximise the wealth of their investors
21 October 2025, 18:41 PM
Bangladesh new reform programme with IMF 2026

IMF’s sixth tranche to come after polls

The sixth instalment of International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) loan programme of $4.7 billion may not arrive by the end of the year, as the donor agency wants to work with the new political government for smooth continuation of reform programmes.
21 October 2025, 18:09 PM
ICB liquidity crisis Bangladesh

Govt plans Tk 1,000cr for ICB to ease liquidity crisis

The government is considering providing Tk 1,000 crore to the Investment Corporation of Bangladesh (ICB) through the revised national budget to mitigate its liquidity crisis and ensure stability in the stock market.
18 October 2025, 18:41 PM
Risk management in banking

Bank mergers and NBFI windups: What’s in store for shareholders?

Taxpayers to recapitalise new bank; private shareholders get no recovery
11 October 2025, 15:59 PM
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Why are directors of listed companies transferring shares as 'gift'?

Directors are now transferring shares more often as the NBR recently waived tax on such transfers
7 October 2025, 06:23 AM
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ADB to cancel or redirect $408m amid project delays

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will cancel or redirect around $408 million from projects in Bangladesh this year due to prolonged implementation delays, even as several ADB-funded schemes made progress.
2 October 2025, 18:00 PM

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