Dhaka, Bangladesh, Aug. 19 -- Bangladesh's prime bourse has sought low-cost funds through a financial stimulus package to help offsetting operational expenses of brokerage houses and merchant banks amid the Covid-19 pandemic.

A four-member delegation of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) Limited board of directors, led by its chairman Md. Eunusur Rahman, put forward the request at a meeting at Bangladesh Bank (BB) headquarters in the city on Tuesday, with Governor Fazle Kabir in the chair.

The central bank advised the DSE delegation to seek the support from the Ministry of Finance (MoF), meeting sources confirmed.

Shakil Rizvi, a director of the DSE, reportedly said they will soon submit a proposal to the MoF.

The central bank may provide...