Bangladesh, Sept. 9 -- The saying that every cloud has a silver lining does not seem to be true for the Bangladesh stock market.

For nearly nine years since the collapse of the market in 2010, the market has never been truly buoyant. Some people resorted to tricks and manipulation on occasions to infuse artificial buoyancy which proved to be unsustainable.

The situation has now reached to such a state that all concerned have given up hope about a market turnaround in the near future.

The main index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange came down to nearly 5,000 mark last week after so many ups and downs in recent years. The market is a truly desolate one with few genuine investors putting in their money in stocks. The daily turnover now hovers bet...