Notes on markets, written to be understood.
Longer-form pieces on Bangladesh and global finance — plus a live pulse of the market news that actually matters, updated automatically through the day.
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Headlines are selected automatically from The Business Standard and BBC Business by a relevance filter, refreshed roughly every 30 minutes. Each link opens the original story at its source — full credit to the journalists who reported it. Automated selection isn't editorial judgment: an important story can slip through, and a minor one can sneak in. শিরোনামের বাংলা রূপ স্বয়ংক্রিয় অনুবাদ — গুরুত্বপূর্ণ কিছুর আগে মূল লেখাটা পড়ে নিন।
How the Dhaka Stock Exchange actually works
What the DSEX index measures, how a BO account works, and the questions to ask before buying your first share.
Read →Sanchayapatra vs. bank FDR: where does a saver's taka work harder?
Rates, tax at source, purchase limits and early-encashment rules — compared properly.
Why do Bangladesh's closed-end funds trade below NAV?
The discount puzzle, and what it says about fees and trust.
Islamic funds and risk: what my dissertation found
A readable summary of the research — systematic risk, drawdowns, and the pre/post-COVID comparison.