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No chance lifting floor price: BSEC
Chairman of Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission, BSEC Professor Shibli-Rubayat-Ul Islam stated that there will be no chance of lifting the floor price.
He affirmed this information to Orthosongbad on Tuesday, September 18 from Morocco.
Rumors or Hearsays that the floor price is likely to go up, the country’s stock market has started to drop in a while. The BSEC chairman went to Morocco to attend the International Organization of Securities Exchange IOSCO meeting last Thursday.
On the previous day, the head of the Bangladesh Capital Market Regulatory Authority took charge of the vice chair of the organization.
As the BSEC chairman went abroad, a twist is once again spreading rumors about the floor price. Rumors are spreading in the stock market that the floor price should be carried away soon to keep pace with the international bourses.
The head of the regulatory agency believes that there is a chance to destabilize the capital market by breaking this rumor. He told Orthosongbad that the current commission will not take any decision that harms the common investors to save someone’s interest.
In the meantime, bourses continue to fall since the last working day of last week Thursday. According to the data of DSE, the main index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange, DSE fell by 12 points on Tuesday as well.
And on Monday ‘DSEX’ lost 65 points. The DSE’s main index fell by 100 points after 4 straight days of decline since the last closing workday, Thursday.
Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission, BSEC re-introduced the floor price in the stock market on July 28 to prevent continuous price deficit. The Dhaka Stock Exchange witnessed hikes in the price index on the next working day after the floor price was introduced.
On that day DSE’s flagship index ‘DSEX’ score 153 points, out of 382 companies that participated in the transaction on that day, the share prices of 362 companies increased. Also, after the implementation of the floor price, the market capitalization of the stock market increased by Tk 21 thousand crores in the first week.
While most shares remained unchanged at floor prices, relaxes returned to a section of investors. Hence, there are rumors that the floor price will be lifted from time to time among investors.
Just recently, a plot twist is trying to create a headache in the market by spreading such rumors. The issue of check cashing has been added to the rumors. However, due to irregularities in various brokerage houses through cheques, BSEC issued an order to buy shares in cash.
Major General Mohammad Quamruzzaman (retd) has stepped down from his role as an independent director of the board of the Dhaka Stock Exchange, citing personal reasons.
He also served as a member of the DSE’s Nomination and Remuneration Committee (NRC).
Quamruzzaman was appointed to the DSE board on 1 September 2024, following the fall of the Awami League-led government. After serving for nearly one year and nine months, he submitted his resignation on Saturday (24 May).
Speaking to Quamruzzaman confirmed his resignation, saying, “Yes, I have resigned as an independent director for personal reasons.”
Md Shafiqur Rahman, Deputy General Manager of Public Relations and Publications at the DSE, said Quamruzzaman submitted a resignation letter mentioning personal reasons behind his decision.
“The DSE board will now take a decision regarding the resignation,” Shafiqur Rahman said.
He also indicated that Quamruzzaman may be planning to join another company, which could have influenced his decision to resign.
Earlier, another independent director of the DSE board, Shahnaz Sultana, also resigned from her position. She was likewise a member of the NRC.
According to the DSE annual report, Shahnaz Sultana is the CEO and Chief Consultant of FINS Alliance Risk Advisory and Consultancy and has served as the Founder and Chairperson of the WE Global Women Foundation since 2020.
The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) has today approved appointment of Ms. Nuzhat Anwar as the new Managing Director of Dhaka Stock Exchange PLC. (DSE).
Ms. Nuzhat Anwar brings over two decades of experience in financial markets, banking, and development finance. Prior to her appointment, she worked at the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the private sector arm of the World Bank Group, where she held multiple senior leadership roles across Africa and South Asia. Her positions included Resident Representative for Liberia and Sierra Leone, Senior Country Officer for Bangladesh covering Bangladesh, Bhutan, and Nepal, and acting Cluster Manager during the COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequent transition period.
Ms. Anwar also served as an IFC Country Officer in Botswana and Namibia, where she played a key role in establishing IFC’s presence in Gaborone and advancing a sustainable investment program, including IFC’s first investment in Botswana. She offers deep expertise in capital management, treasury and liquidity, transaction services, portfolio optimization, and market advocacy. Earlier in her career, she spent 16 years with Citibank Bangladesh and Standard Chartered Bank Bangladesh in various senior management roles.
Ms. Anwar holds a Master’s degree in Commerce (Finance) from the University of Dhaka.
On her appointment as the Managing Director of DSE, the Chairman of the Board of DSE Mr. Mominul Islam said, “We are pleased to receive the approval of BSEC for appointment of Ms. Anwar as the new Managing Director. Over the last one year the NRC and Board of have worked hard to recruit a competent leader as the MD of DSE. We are confident that Ms. Anwar, with her excellent leadership trait, vast experience in the financial sector in home and abroad and deep passion for transformation in the Capital Market of the Country, is the right candidate to lead DSE in the days ahead. Now, we will complete the internal processes to onboard Ms. Anwar at soonest.”
Dhaka Stock Market DSE, Bourse on the second working day of the week, 30th September, ended with a negative performance in Indices and a hike in Turnover from the previous working session. This information is known from DSE sources.
503 crore 90 lakh taka shares were traded on this day. 22 crore 58 lakh more tradings were done in DSE today compared to the previous workday, 29th September, Shares worth Tk 481 crores 31 lakh shares were traded last time, Sunday.
The benchmark DSEX lost 33.61 points or 5,624 The Shariah-based index DSES dropped 7.36 point or 1,263 and the blue-chip index DS30 decreased by 9.57 points or 2,053.
Of the issues traded, 72 advanced, 299 declined and 25 remained unchanged.
Shahjibazar Power Company Limited ranked top gainer on DSE, the share price increased by Tk 4.00 paisa or 9.76 percent. On this day, the share was last traded at Tk 45.00 paisa.
Dhaka Electric Supply Company Limited ranked top loser on the DSE, the share price dropped by Tk 1.80 paisa or 7.56 percent. On this day, the share was last traded at Tk 22.00 paisa.
DSE topped on trade is Pragati Life Insurance Limited 25 crore 35 lakh takas of company shares have been traded.
A total of 27 companies’ shares were traded in the Block on Dhaka Stock Exchange. A total of 1 crore 50 lakh 42 thousand 956 shares of the companies were traded. The financial value of which is 65 crore 60 lakh taka
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