DSE team calls on commerce minister

A team of the Dhaka Stock Exchange on Thursday called on the commerce minister, Faruk Khan, at his office in the capital.
Saiful Islam, senior vice-president of the DSE, led the 12-member team of the bourse.
‘At the meeting, we have updated the minister on the current position of the country’s stock market,’ Saiful Islam told New Age.
He said the DSE team urged the government to develop the market much more. ‘We have urged him to raise funds from the country’s stock market in implementing large infrastructure projects and to offload shares of more state-owned enterprises on the market,’ he said.
‘The minister has assured us that the government will provide all sorts of supports for further growth of the country’s capital market,’ Saiful said, adding, ‘The minister has also asked us to ensure transparency in the market.’
DSE vice-president Sharif Ataur Rahman, directors Md Abdullah Bokhari, Md Rakibur Rahman, MA Quayum, Nasir Uddin Chowdhury, Md Hanif Bhuiya, Lailun Nahar Ekram, Brig Gen Md Johurul Alam, and chief executive officer (current charge) AFM Shariful Islam, among others, were also on the visiting team.