Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission

Capital / Liquidity

BSEC Extends Deadline for Brokers to Provision Against Client Losses

By Mark Johnston | 26/04/2025

Brokers have until June to submit board-approved plans explaining how will meet the provisioning requirements by December 2025.

Securities / Derivatives

BSEC Revises Dividend Payout Rules for Listed Companies

By Nithya Subramanian | 25/04/2025

Companies can hold onto the funds until a day before the AGM, reducing the period during which the cash remains idle.

Securities / Derivatives

Bangladesh Seeking Solution to Negative Equity in Stock Market

By Nithya Subramanian | 20/04/2025

The issue started in 2010, when BSEC prevented intermediaries from selling stocks in margin accounts to avoid exacerbating a market crash.

Securities / Derivatives

Bangladesh Forms Panel to Provide Capital Market Recommendations

By Mark Johnston | 25/03/2025

The panel will provide recommendations to strengthen BSEC and rejuvenate Bangladesh’s capital markets.

Enforcement

Bangladesh’s Anti-Corruption Body Raids BSEC Over Alleged Irregularities

By Nithya Subramanian | 11/03/2025

The forced retirement of a BSEC executive director triggered employee protests last week, with staff holding top officials hostage and demanding leadership changes.

AML / KYC

Bangladesh: Former Chair of BSEC Arrested, Denied Bail

By Nithya Subramanian | 10/02/2025

Shibli Rubayat Ul Islam allegedly received $361,000 in bribes and was involved in money laundering.

Securities / Derivatives

BSEC Forms Committee to Explore Move to T+1 Settlement

By Editors | 04/11/2024

A move to T+1 is expected to benefit investors by increasing market liquidity and trading turnover while reducing settlement risk and broker defaults.

AML / KYC

Singapore FIU Seeks Information on Bangladeshi Conglomerate

By Nithya Subramanian | 20/09/2024

The STRO asked the BFIU to provide details on S Alam Group, a Bangladeshi conglomerate that is suspected of money laundering.

Securities / Derivatives

BSEC Launches Probe into Management of Stock Exchanges

By Ajoy K Das | 23/08/2024

BSEC established investigative committees to audit the management function of the Dhaka and Chittagong stock exchanges.