Dhaka, June 14 -- Investor confidence in Bangladesh's stock market continues to decline amid a sustained recession, with most listed companies experiencing falling share prices and disappointing returns.
This ongoing slump has left many investors disillusioned, as reflected in the rising number of shareless Beneficiary Owner (BO) accounts.
Since January 2025, 45,369 BO accounts have become shareless-meaning these accounts no longer hold any shares. Data from the Central Depository Bangladesh Limited (CDBL) shows the number of shareless BO accounts rose from 344,427 on 1 January to 389,796 by 4 June.
Concurrently, the number of active shareholding BO accounts fell by 40,381, dropping from 1,271,499 to 1,231,168. This trend highlights grow...