Chief Adviser Professor Dr. Muhammad Yunus has outlined five key directives to improve Bangladesh’s stock market conditions.
The directives were announced during a meeting with relevant stakeholders at State Guest House Jamuna on Sunday (May 11).
His five directives include:
- Reducing government shares in multinational companies to integrate them into the stock market.
- Encouraging large private-sector companies to list on the stock exchange through incentives.
- Engaging foreign experts to reform the stock market within three months.
- Taking strict action against individuals involved in market manipulation.
- Encouraging large businesses to seek funding through bonds and equities rather than bank loans.
Dr. Yunus emphasized that market manipulation over decades has severely damaged investor confidence, stressing that proper reforms are essential to restore trust and stability.
He warned that without accountability for those responsible, public confidence in the stock market will not return.
Present at the meeting were Finance Adviser Salehuddin Ahmed, Special Assistant to the Finance Ministry Anisuzzaman Chowdhury, and Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) Chairman Khondker Rashed Maqsood.
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