Dhaka, Bangladesh, Aug. 21 -- Bangladesh's stocks ended almost flat on Tuesday after choppy trading as investors booked some profits with cautious positioning.

Some investors preferred booking profit on stocks that saw significant gain in the recent upsurge, while some took position on sector specific shares, taking the market in the flat zone, according to market operators.

The market stayed in the positive trend mainly driven by positive movement in the telecommunication, power and engineering sectors, said a leading broker.

The telecom sector posted the highest gain of 0.65 per cent, followed by power with 0.46 per cent and engineering 0.25 per cent.

The market opened on upward note and the key index of the major bourse gained 31 p...