Bangladesh, Jan. 17 -- A small group of 'investors' on Tuesday last took to the streets in the business district of Motijheel protesting the current state of the country's stock market.
Such a street protest is nothing new for the investors. They have been doing it occasionally for nearly two and a half decades.
The response of the market to the last Tuesday's protest, however, was also according to the old script; for no reason, the prices of the most listed issues increased, though marginally, on Wednesday.
Many tend to believe that the rise of the market on Wednesday was a 'dictated' one. There was no plausible reason for the market to go up since too few money chased too many shares on the day. The turnover on Wednesday was even less...