News of govt employees’ investment boosts capital market

Ministry of Public Administration took a decision to allow the government employees to invest in the country’s capital market.

The ministry sent a draft amendment to the Government Servants (Conduct) Rules, 1979 to the law ministry, but it came back after scrutiny in the law ministry. 

After spread of news on Thursday (July 4), the country's stock market index witnessed a big trend.  This rise has brought relief to investors. 

The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chattogram Stock Exchange (CSE) ended the week's last business day on Thursday (July 4) with big gains. On this day, compared to the previous working day, the amount of money traded in DSE and CSE increased.

However, the unit prices of shares and mutual funds of most of the companies traded on DSE and CSE rose.