Dhaka, Sept. 5 -- The government's revenue earnings from Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) jumped 128 per cent month on month in August on the back of rising trading volume.

Market operators said the revenue earnings from the prime bourse increased in step with growing turnover, as earnings are related to turnover.

The government bagged revenue worth Tk 329 million in August 2022, up by a whopping 128 per cent, from Tk 144 million in July 2022, according to the DSE data.

Of the total earnings in August, Tk 262 million came from the tax on the TREC (trading right entitlement certificate) holders' commission, popularly known as brokerage commission, while Tk 67 million came from the tax on share sales by sponsor-directors and placement holders,...