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Published : 08 Mar 2026, 01:51 PM
The first day of trading of the week has seen a sharp drop in the main bourse at the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE).
As of 1pm, the DSEX index had decreased by 187 points from the previous day to stand at 5,090 points.
Of the company shares traded on the DSE during this period, the prices of 16 have increased, those of 364 have declined, and nine have stayed the same.
The index had dropped for three consecutive days as of closing on Thursday. It had declined 82 points from the previous day to reach 5,240 points.
Investment Corporation of Bangladesh (ICU) Chairman Abu Ahmed noted that stocks had declined worldwide amid the conflict in the Middle East.
“The economy is not doing well because of the crisis in the Middle East. We just see war, war, and more news of war,” he said.
“How will companies do business when there is a fuel crisis. That is why investors are selling shares? But who will buy? There are no good companies anyway.”
Many have blamed a section of investors for the decline amid the global crisis. Rumours say they are eager to remove the chairman of the stock market regulatory agency after the new government came to power. Ahead of a discussion programme on Sunday, the market has seen a major drop.
The Capital Market Journalists Forum (CMJF) – an organisation of journalists covering the stock market – are holding a discussion on the current challenges facing the market on Sunday afternoon. Rashed Al Mahmud Titumir, the prime minister’s advisor on finance and planning, Khondoker Rashed Maqsood – the chairman of the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (the capital market regulator, and National Board of Revenue Chairman Abdur Rahman Khan are to attend the event.
