Capital market halves in 15 years: BSEC Commissioner

Bangladesh’s capital market has shrunk by nearly half over the past 15 years due to prolonged irregularities and lack of coordination among key institutions, said Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) Commissioner Md Saifuddin.Speaking at a seminar titled “Empowering Investors through Emerging Technology and Digital Finance” organized by the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) marking World Investor Week, the BSEC commissioner said the size of the country’s capital market has declined by 48 percent over the years.Investors don’t see us as good people. They think those who run the capital market are all corrupt — and unfortunately, there is reason behind that perception. We must change ourselves,” Saifuddin said with frustration.Highlighting institutional inefficiency, the commissioner noted that there is no effective coordination among the major stakeholders of the capital market.This lack of collaboration has prevented us from building a technology-driven, transparent market,” he said.If we truly want to transform the market, ...

• 08 Oct 2025