Dhaka, Nov. 18 -- After a prolonged downward trend, Bangladesh's capital market has begun to recover, buoyed by three consecutive days of gains at both the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE).

At the DSE, the key index DSEX advanced by 71 points at the end of Tuesday's trading session.

The Shariah index (DSES) rose by 17 points, while the blue-chip index (DS30) gained 19 points.

Most shares saw an uptick in prices, with 320 companies advancing, while 38 declined and 19 remained unchanged.

The turnover also strengthened, climbing to Tk 475 crore, up from Tk 348 crore in the previous session.

In the block market, shares worth Tk 31 crore were traded across 34 companies, with Prime Bank topping the chart b...