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Stock market is the only platform to raise long-term capital: BSEC
BSEC: Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Professor Shibli Rubayat-Ul-Islam said that the stock market is being given a complete shape by bringing innovative products.
He stated this in the President’s speech at the ‘Investment Education Conference’ organized jointly by BSEC, Bangladesh Academy for Capital Markets (BASM) and Capital Market Stabilization Fund (CMSF) at a convention center in Sylhet on Saturday (January 21). Expatriate Welfare and Foreign Employment Minister Imran Ahmed was the chief guest at the event.
Professor Shibli Rubayat-Ul-Islam said “we are giving a complete shape to the capital market by bringing all innovative products. Many doors are opening for you in alternative finance and investment. By getting your small investments through bonds or equity, big companies are creating big industries in the country. Thousands of people are getting employment. When employment is created from home to home, there will be no way to stop the development of the country. At this moment employment is the only thing we need. Therefore, the only source of long-term investment is the capital market”.
He said, just as you need businessmen, so businessmen also need you. Traders will benefit through investors, giving good returns to investors. We warn, penalize and fine those who do not file returns. Very soon you will see a beautiful Share market.
Regarding investment education, Professor Shibli Rubyat-Ul-Islam said that all brokers and investors are being trained. Because we realized, when people know and understand, no one can deceive them. There will be no word of trust, our work will also decrease.
He said Bangladesh is now the 41st largest economy in the world. We are assured of food, clothing and shelter. We now have to import heavy industries like oil, iron, copper. Bangladesh is now the second-largest exporter of textiles. As the price of the dollar increases, the product has to be bought at a higher price. The result is inflation. If the supply chain is fixed, the price of the dollar will come down. And if the price goes down, our pressure will also go down.
One of the Listed companies, National Polymer Limited has recommended 10.50% Cash Dividend for the year ended June 30, 2024.
It has reported Consolidated EPS of Tk 2.27 paisa, and Consolidated NAV per share of Tk 30.63 for the year ended March 31, 2024.
The Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the company will be held on December 18, through the digital platform. The record date for this has been fixed at October 22.
The Company also discloses its financial reports for the second quarter, (April – June 24).
As per the company’s consolidated life revenue account for April to June 2024, the excess of total income over total expenses, including claims (surplus), stood at Tk 1,394.24 million. This marks a significant increase from the surplus of Tk 823.68 million during the same period in 2023.
For the first half of 2024, from January to June, the company reported a surplus of Tk 2,177.57 million, compared to Tk 1,290.39 million in the corresponding period of the previous year.
Additionally, the Life Insurance Fund balance as of June 30, 2024, reached Tk 55,188.62 million, showing a net increase of Tk 5,892.25 million from Tk 49,296.37 million on June 30, 2023.
One of the Listed companies, Beacon Pharmaceuticals PLC has recommended 20% Cash dividend and 10% Cash Dividend to Sponsor Shareholder and Directors for the year ended June 30, 2024.
It has reported EPS of Tk 2.26 paisa, and NAV per share of Tk. 26.37 for the year ended June 30, 2024.
The Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the company will be held on December 23, through the digital platform. The record date for this has been fixed at October 27.
The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) has removed three audit firms from its panel for their failure to secure enlistment with the Financial Reporting Council (FRC), according to a notice issued today.
The firms—A Hoque & Company, FAMES & R, and SK Barua & Company Chartered Accountants—were delisted following the FRC’s request. In December last year, the FRC published a list of enlisted audit firms and subsequently, in February, requested the BSEC to remove any firms that were not included on that list.
BSEC regulations mandate that financial statements signed by auditors outside its approved panel will not be accepted. With the removal of these three firms, the total number of audit firms on the BSEC panel has been reduced from 48 to 45.
Sources from the FRC revealed that 15-20 audit firms failed to secure enlistment last year, and approximately 45 chartered accountants are currently under restrictions imposed by the Institute of Chartered Accountants.
Although the delisted firms can no longer audit issuer companies or listed securities, they are allowed to complete audit and assurance services that were initiated before their removal, the BSEC clarified.
