Dhaka, Bangladesh, Sept. 4 -- Bangladesh's stocks extended the losing streak for the fifth straight session on Tuesday as worried investors continued their selling binge on large-cap shares.

Lack of investors' confidence, telecom regulator's strict stance towards Grameenphone, soaring non-performing loans and falling foreign portfolio investment continued to hit investors' sentiment, according to market operators.

DSEX, prime index of Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), went down by 26.48 points or 0.52 per cent to close at 5,007.

The market opened on negative note and the key index dipped below 'psychological' threshold of 5,000-mark in the mid-session, before closing slightly above 5,000.

DSEX eroded nearly 172 points or 3.32 per cent in th...