BANGLADESH

The Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) has started a two-day workshop on 'Improvement of Capital Market Governance Project'.

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) member Mohammad Helal Uddin Ahmed inaugurated the workshop at CSE on Saturday morning.

Prior to that, CSE president Fakhr Uddin Ali explained the objectives of the workshop at a press briefing at the stock exchange the same morning.

He said that CSE organised the training to ensure transparency and development of the stock market.

"Transparency and monitoring of brokerage houses can be ensured if staff is well-informed about compliances and surveillance," he added.

He said 15 staff from CSE, three from DSE and two from Central Depository of Bangladesh Limited (CDBL) would be taking part in the workshop.

CSE vice president Tareq Kamal and director Mohammad Mohiuddin were also present at the press conference.

The participants would also exchange their experiences with the brokerage houses after completing the workshop on Sunday.

The workshop will be jointly conducted by SEC, International Securities Commission (ISC) consultants Stella Tang and Wali Ul Maruf, and SEC director Saifur Rahman.