, May 3 -- The month of April brought no respite for investors in Bangladesh's capital market.

Following the Eid holidays, trading resumed with continued decline, dragging the key index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) down by 302 points and wiping out Tk 17,000 crore in market capitalisation.

According to a review of the month's trading on the DSE, the benchmark DSEX index, which began April at 5,219 points, ended at 4,917 points.

Out of 18 trading sessions in the month, the market witnessed losses on 15 days.

The consistent fall discouraged fresh investments, with many investors opting to pull their funds out.

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As a result, the market lost around Tk 17,000 crore...