The trading of treasury bonds in the stock exchange of Bangladesh has remained low although eight months have passed since their debut on the secondary market, owing largely to higher transaction costs and a lack of awareness among individual investors.
Investors in India-based Mario Bangladesh Ltd alone received returns in 2022 as the shares of its multinational peers lost value on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), according to merchant bank research. City Bank Capital Resources said in its report that the listed multinational companies altogether registered a 14.1% loss in 2022.