Dhaka, Oct. 30 -- Trading at the country's premier bourse, the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), has been delayed by one and a half hours for what authorities say is a "technical glitch".

The trading will start at 11:00 am, instead of 9:30 am, as a continuous session.

Contacted, Shafikur Rahman, deputy general manager of DSE's public relations department, confirmed that the reason for the delay was a "technical glitch."

Meanwhile, the Chittagong Stock Exchange opened today's trading at the scheduled time of 9:30 am.

Last week, a technical glitch also disrupted trading activities on the DSE and forced the authorities to reduce the trading to only 1:43 hours instead of the regular 4:20 hours.

Trading at the DSE usually takes place from 9:30 ...