Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC)

BB-BSEC discord clouds NBFI governance

Non-bank financial institutions (NBFIs) have remained comparatively less regulated owing to a major gap between the Bangladesh Bank and the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) on some provisions relating to corporate governance, according to analysts.
13 September 2023, 18:00 PM

Everything that's wrong with our stock market right now

Only two years ago, Bangladesh's stock market was termed 'hidden gem.'
5 September 2023, 14:00 PM

Rules relaxed for Best Holdings’ IPO on three conditions

Best Holdings is the owning entity of Le Méridien Dhaka
30 July 2023, 14:02 PM

First Finance’s board restructured

The company’s accumulated loss now stands at Tk 325 crore
27 July 2023, 13:13 PM

Best intermediaries of Bangladesh's stock market awarded

BSEC awards nine stakeholders in three categories
26 July 2023, 10:48 AM
24 July 2023, 16:08 PM

Mutual funds can now invest up to 80% of funds in stocks

Earlier they were allowed to invest up to 60%
30 March 2023, 14:10 PM

Police urged to restrict Alliance Capital’s MD from leaving Bangladesh

The enquiry committee found that Islam illegally transferred Tk 45.07 crore from mutual funds
29 March 2023, 13:56 PM

Floor price reintroduced for 169 stocks

The floor price was lifted in December last year to bring vibrancy to the market
1 March 2023, 14:45 PM

BSEC going for full automation to reduce stock manipulation

A two-day meeting of International Organization of Securities Commissions will begin in Dhaka on February 22
20 February 2023, 13:32 PM

Ahmed Zaker & Co banned from auditing activities

Ahmed Zaker & Co Chartered Accountants has been banned from auditing all listed companies and mutual funds as the accountancy firm did not attend any enquiry hearing of four mutual funds of UFS Asset Management.
18 January 2023, 13:37 PM

‘BSEC doesn’t have manpower to monitor companies properly’

The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) cannot monitor all companies properly due to a lack of manpower, said BSEC Chairman Prof Shibli Rubayat-Ul-Islam.
5 January 2023, 12:11 PM

Orion Infusion retracts previous plan, will give 20% cash dividend

Orion Infusion has decided to give 20 per cent cash dividend to its investors for 2021-22.
27 December 2022, 12:07 PM

Stocks’ floor price for block market eased

Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) has eased floor price for the block market, which will allow shares to be traded at 10 per cent lower price than the open market.
15 November 2022, 14:17 PM

IMF didn’t raise floor price issue in today’s meeting: BSEC

A rumour was going on that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) may ask the stockmarket regulator to lift the floor price as a condition of a new $4.5 billion loan, but the lender did not raise the issue in a meeting with the BSEC today.
7 November 2022, 11:22 AM

Panel to investigate Gemini Sea Food’s unusual stock price hike

The stock market regulator today formed an investigation committee to find whether any market manipulation is responsible for the recent unusual share price hike of Gemini Sea Food.
25 October 2022, 13:45 PM

Midland Bank's Tk 70 crore IPO gets nod

Midland Bank gets nod to raise Tk 70 crore through issuing seven crore ordinary shares in an initial public offering (IPO).
21 September 2022, 11:20 AM

New board for start-ups to raise fund

Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) is taking steps to launch a new board for start-ups so that they can raise funds from the stock market.
4 August 2022, 11:34 AM

Listed firms asked to increase investment

The stock market regulator today urged the Bangladesh Association of Publicly Listed Companies (BAPLC) to increase their investment in the market.
1 August 2022, 14:08 PM

Stock market regulator sets floor price again

The stock market regulator has set floor price again in a bid to halt freefall of the stock market indices amid a global economic meltdown that had impacted Bangladesh’s economic indicators in the last few months.
28 July 2022, 14:46 PM