Dhaka, June 4 -- Dhaka's stock market surged to its highest turnover of 2026 on Thursday as the capital market regulator Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) saw its outgoing chairman resign and a new one appointed on the same day.

Trading on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) hit Tk 1,351 crore by the close of the session, the highest single-day turnover this year, buoyed by renewed investor confidence following the leadership transition at the top securities regulator.

Markets began climbing in the morning after news of the resignation of BSEC Chairman Khondoker Rashed Maqsood and four commissioners spread around.

Turnover crossed Tk 1,000 crore before noon. Sentiment strengthened further during the session when Masud Kha...