Bangladesh, Nov. 1 -- The country's economy is growing a healthy rate. Inflation continues to be moderate and within the targeted level. Stock market, however, is an aberration and a constant source of embarrassment for the government.
Unlike other economic indicators, the stock market results are available on all weekdays. And the results on most days are not palatable either for investors or government.
The market has lately been witnessing continuous erosion in stock prices. Its main index--DSEX---has shed more than 1,000 points over the past few months. The daily turnover is also low--between Tk 3.0 and Tk 4.0 billion.
The market following the 2010 collapse has never looked up except for a few bouts of upswing. Many, however, tend to...