Dhaka, June 15 -- Bangladesh's capital market has recently shown its strongest performance since the political storm of August 2024, with daily turnover crossing Tk 1,000 crore for nine consecutive trading days, marking the highest sustained level in nearly two years.

The hint of a recovery comes as market stakeholders express cautious optimism that the bourse may finally be able to shake off its long-standing "casino" tag - a term Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury himself used at a pre-budget event in April, acknowledging that good companies avoid the market because they perceive it as a casino where no credible business would want to be listed.

The market's troubled history dates back to the 2010 share market scam, which w...