ABOUT SEC  

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) was established on 8th June, 1993 under the Securities and Exchange Commission Act, 1993. The Chairman and Members of the Commission are appointed by the government and have overall responsibility to administer securities legislation. The Commission, at present has three full time members, excluding the Chairman. The Commission is a statutory body and attached to the Ministry of Finance. 

 Members perform the following functions:
 
Serve as the members of the Commission and supervise its management. 
Provide policy direction to industry and staff and promulgate legally binding rules. 
Act as an administrative tribunal for decisions on the capital market.

 Mission of the SEC is to:
 
Protect the interests of securities investors. 
Develop and maintain fair, transparent and efficient securities markets. 
Ensure proper issuance of securities and compliance with securities laws.

Commissions main functions are:

Regulating the business of the Stock Exchanges or any other securities market. 
Registering and regulating the business of stock-brokers, sub-brokers, share transfer agents, merchant bankers and managers of issues, trustee of trust deeds, registrar of an issue, underwriters, portfolio managers, investment advisers and other intermediaries in the securities market. 
Registering, monitoring and regulating of collective investment scheme including all forms of mutual funds. 
Monitoring and regulating all authorized self regulatory organizations in the securities market. 
Prohibiting fraudulent and unfair trade practices relating to securities trading in any securities market. 
Promoting investors’ education and providing training for intermediaries of the securities market. 
Prohibiting insider trading in securities. 
Regulating the substantial acquisition of shares and take-over of companies. 
Undertaking investigation and inspection, inquiries and audit of any issuer or dealer of securities, the Stock Exchanges and intermediaries and any self regulatory organization in the securities market. 
Conducting research and publishing information.

The Commission

 

Mr. Faruq Ahmad Siddiqi,  Chairman

Mr. Saleh Ahmed Chowdhury, Member

Mr. Mohammad Ali Khan, Member

Mr. Mansur Alam, Member

 

Principal Officers:

 

  • Capital Market Regulatory Reforms & Compliance:

    • Mr. Mohammad Abdul Hannan Zoarder, Executive Director 

    Mr. A.K.M. Ziaul Hasan Khan, Director.

     

  • Administration: 

    •  

    Mr. Md. Saifur Rahman, Director

    Mr. Mohammad Abul Hasan, Deputy Director

    Mr. M.A. Maleque, Accounts Officer

     

  • Corporate Finance: 

    • Mr. Md. Hasan Mahmud, Director

    Mr. Mir Mosharraf Hossain, Deputy Director

    Mr. Md. Abul Kalam, Deputy Director

     

  • Chairman’s Office:
    Ms. Farhana Faruqi, Assistant Director

 

  • CDS: 
    Mr. Farhad Ahmed, Executive Director

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  • Enforcement:

    • Mr. M. Mizanur Rahman,  Executive Director

    Mr. Mohammad Jahangir Alam, Deputy Director

    Mr. Prodip Kumar Basak, Deputy Director

    Mr. Md. Monsur Rahman, Deputy Director

     

  • Capital Issue (Initial Public Offering has been renamed):

          Mr. Farhad Ahmed, Executive Director

    Mr. M. Mahbubul Alam,  Director.

    Mr. Kamrul Anam Khan, Deputy Director

     

  • Law: 

    • Mr. M. Mizanur Rahman,  Executive Director

    Mr. Mahbubur Rahman Chowdhury, Deputy Director

     

  • Management Information Systems: 

    • Mr. Md. Ashraful Islam, Director

    Mr. Rajib Ahmed, Deputy Director

     

  • Registration & Licensing:

          Ms. Ruksana Chowdhury, Executive Director

        Mr. Md. Anowarul Islam, Director

        Mr. Md. Mahmoodul Hoque, Deputy Director

  

  • Finance: 

          Mr. Md. Saifur Rahman, Director

          Mr. Mohammad Rezaul Karim, Deputy Director

  • Research & Development:

    • Mr. Mohammad Abdul Hannan Zoarder, Executive Director 

    Mr. Shafiul Azam,  Deputy Director
  • Supervision & Regulation of Markets and Intermediaries:

    • Mr. Mohammad Abdul Hannan Zoarder, Executive Director 

    Mr. Md. Ashraful Islam, Director

    Mr. Ripan Kumar Debnath, Deputy Director

    Mr. Sheikh Mahbub Ur Rahman, Deputy Director

    Ms Farhana Faruqi, Assistant Director

     

  • Surveillance :

    • Mr. Md. Anwarul Kabir Bhuiyan, Executive Director 

    Mr. Mohammad Rezaul Karim, Deputy Director

     

  • World Bank Project

          Mr. Mohammad Abdul Hannan Zoarder, Executive Director 

  • ADB Project

         Mr. Md. Anwarul Kabir Bhuiyan, Executive Director 

  • On Education Leave

         Mr. ATM Tariquzzaman, Executive Director

 

       
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