SUMMARY: The government will soon embark on an alliance with foreign investors with the intent to lay the foundations of a shipbuilding facility. The government of Bangladesh is just one step away from attaining its colossal objective to construct a state-of-the-art shipyard with the biggest foreign direct investment (FDI) of $1.58 billion. This tremendous plan of action will be carried... Read More
SUMMARY: An initiative to develop a database on defaulters of bond has been taken by the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission in order to keep a record of it. CONTENT: The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) will redraft the Debt Securities Rules 2021 so as to incorporate the clause of the matter concerning bond defaulters. Issuing of bonds in a company obligates... Read More
Bangladesh Shipping Corporation (BSC) has plans to procure six ships -- two mother bulk carrier ships, two mother tankers and two mother product oil tankers -- to meet the growing demand for transportation services. BSC has already taken up a project to procure the six ships. The BSC managing director also said that they have a plan to carry all... Read More
Summary: BSEC has requested plans from 64 companies on how they intend to meet the compulsory minimum paid-up capital of 300mn as per the listing regulation of the Dhaka Stock Exchange and to be saved from being transferred to the SME platform. Content: Earlier in September 2021, the commission constituted a committee to examine the overall health of such enterprises and to... Read More
Summary: Due to the incurred loss of Salek Textile Limited, the Parent Company Malek Spinning is selling its denim unit’s assets to pay off the liabilities. Content: Malek Spinning Mills Limited, a New Asia Group company, has decided to close the denim bottoms production unit of its subsidiary company, Salek Textile Limited, due to business instability since the unit's inception. As a subsidiary... Read More
Summary: Star Adhesive Limited, a concern of Partex Group, has decided to raise BDT 50mn through a QIO by issuing 5mn shares at BDT 10 each to use it for factory renovation and meet up working capital requirement and loan payment. Content: Star Adhesive Limited, a concern of Partex Group has decided to raise 5 crore which is a difficult task as... Read More
Summary: Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission has started delisting and transferring the listed stock in the Stock Market and has been sending the over-the-counter companies to small capital platforms and alternative trading boards. Content: Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission issued a notification in 16th September in a Committee meeting that it would transfer or delist stocks from the over-the-counter market from the 19th September. An over-the-counter (OTC)... Read More
Summary: The stock market regulator formed a three-member committee to report on the small capital companies within the next 30 working days. Content: The stock market regulator is trying to assist the companies with small capital. For example, in 2018, they have given approval to a set of laws that will allow businesses with a paid-up capital of Tk 5 crore to... Read More
Summary: Bangladesh Securities Zone and Exchange Commission has intervened in the parallel drafting rules by Bangladesh Bank and Bangladesh Investment Development Authority on a debatable consent by the offshore investors, albeit with some exceptions to the capital issue. Content: Equity investments are commonly used in our country. When money is invested in a company by purchasing shares of that company in the stock... Read More
Summary: The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) is evolving a working plan to abolish the Over-the-Counter (OTC) market to facilitate trading for the castoffs companies. The plan will be finalized within a short time which will shift some of the companies to the SME platform and some others to the Alternative Trading Board (ATB) of the stock exchanges. Content: Over-the-counter or... Read More
