Dhaka, May 3 -- The exodus of foreign investors from Bangladesh's capital market continues amid a persistent market downturn and ongoing instability within regulatory bodies.

According to data from Central Depository Bangladesh Limited (CDBL), the number of Beneficiary Owners' (BO) accounts held by foreign investors stood at 46,360 as of April 2025, down from 46,691 at the end of 2024.

This represents a decline of 331 accounts within the current year, with 134 accounts closed in April alone and 147 in March.

This declining trend began in November 2023 and has continued uninterrupted for over a year. From November 2023 to April 2025, the number of BO accounts held by foreign investors dropped by more than 9,000.

In contrast, despite un...