Dhaka, March 3 -- The stock markets in Dhaka and Chattogram faced another day of decline on Monday on the second trading session of the week, with key indices falling and trading volume dropping significantly across both bourses.

The main DSEX index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) fell by 16 points.

Besides, Shariah-based DSES index fell by 4 points, while the DS30 index, which represents blue-chip stocks, declined by 5 points.

The total turnover at the DSE fell to Tk 381 crore, down from Tk 421 crore on the previous day. Due to this continuous two-day decline, total share and unit transactions have dropped to the Tk 300 crore range, the lowest in the past 15 days.

Out of 396 companies traded on the DSE, share prices increased for 9...