Richard D’ Rozario, managing director of Global Securities Ltd, has been elected as a director of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE).

The bids were roughly 69.43 times the issue on offer, according to stock exchange data

Last week, the global financial stage witnessed two starkly contrasting approaches to short selling as South Korea and the Philippines charted their courses. South Korea announced a comprehensive ban on short selling activities, effective until June 2024. 

The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) has rejected the application of two companies – Al-Amin Chemical Industries and Rangamati Food Products – for transferring their shares from the over-the-counter (OTC) market to its SME platform.

The DSE Brokers Association of Bangladesh (DBA) has urged the government to put the formulation of a Stock Dealer, Stock Broker and Authorized Representative Regulations, 2023 on hold until June next year.

Square Textiles PLC's profit falls 5.98 percent year-on-year to Tk 35.37 crore in the July-September period this year.

Square Pharmaceuticals PLC registered a 9 percent year-on-year growth in profit to Tk 600 crore in July-September this year.

Crown Cement PLC, a listed cement manufacturer, returned to profit in the first quarter of fiscal year (FY) 2024 after incurring a loss in the same quarter of the previous year.

Owners of brokerage houses will not be allowed to serve as chief executive officers (CEOs) according to the draft of a regulation of the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC).

Berger Paints Bangladesh Ltd, one of the largest paint makers in the country, said its profit grew in the first half of the current financial year even though overall sales dropped.

The prime indices of Dhaka and Chattogram bourses rose marginally today as investors remained indifferent on the first day of the countrywide blockade enforced by BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami.

The company made Tk 22 crore profit in Jul-Sep period

In Q3, it suffered a loss of Tk 6.63 crore in 2023, down from a profit of Tk 57.18 crore in 2022

Green Delta Insurance Company Limited is going to purchase 43 percent of shares of Sunlife Insurance Company Limited, which is now struggling to settle claims of clients.

GPH Ispat Ltd, one of the leading steel makers in Bangladesh, reported a massive drop in earnings during the financial year 2022-23 due to the spiral in raw materials prices and higher cost of the dollar in foreign currency transactions.

Unilever Consumer Care Limited (UCCL), the manufacturer of Horlicks in Bangladesh, said it generated a 25 percent year-on-year higher profit in the three quarters to September although revenue dropped.

The Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) hopes to launch Bangladesh’s first commodity exchange within six months after the relevant rules were gazetted and published today.

United Commercial Bank (UCB) PLC said its earnings fell 9 percent year-on-year in the first nine months of the current financial year 2023.

Profits of Dutch-Bangla Bank Ltd (DBBL) rose 3 percent year-on-year over the past nine months of 2023 despite registering a marginal decline in the third quarter, according to a company disclosure published today.

Profits of Mercantile Bank fell 33 percent year-on-year to around Tk 233 crore in the first nine months of the current calendar year, according to a company disclosure.