SEC Quarterly Review 

Apr-Jun2002 


ENFORCEMENT

During April-June 2002 the following brokerage houses, issuer companies and stock exchanges have been penalized or warned, or directives issued to them for reasons appearing their against:

(A) Brokerage House: Penalty

Name of the Brokerage House

Nature of  Default

Commission’s Action

Dawn International  (DSE Membership No. 141)

Failure to comply with provisions of securities laws.  

Taka one lac penalty imposed.

(B) Brokerage House: Warning

Name of the Brokerage House

Nature of  Default

Commission’s  Action

Azam Securities Limited (DSE Membership No. 19)

Alleged violation of the condition of the stock-broker registration granted under the wmwKDwiwUR I G·‡PÄ Kwgkb (óK-wWjvi, óK-‡eªvKvi I Aby‡gvw`Z cÖwZwbwa) wewagvjv, 2000. 

Warning letter issued for compliance of securities laws in future.

CMSL Securities Limited (CSE Membership No. 61)

Alleged violation of the provisions of rule 4, sub-rules (2), (3) of the Securities and Exchange Rules, 1987. 

Warning letter issued for compliance of securities laws in future.

Imtiyaz Husain & Company (DSE Membership No. 50)

Alleged violation of the provisions of the Margin Rules, 1999. 

The Commission decided to dispose off  the proceedings.

SCL Securities Limited (DSE Membership No. 121)

Alleged violation of the provisions of the Margin Rules, 1999. 

Warning letter issued for compliance of securities laws in future.

(C) Issuer Company: Directors Penalized

Name of the Issuer Company

Nature of  Default

Commission’s  Action

Mrs. Sufia Quasem, Chairperson, Maq Enterprises Limited

Failure to comply with directive issued under section 20A of the Securities and Exchange Ordinance, 1969, read with The Securities and Exchange (Amendment) Act, 2000

Taka 2 lac penalty imposed. In case of failure to comply with the Commission’s directive issued under section 20A of the Securities and Exchange Ordinance, 1969 within sixty days from the date of penalty order, a further sum of penalty at the rate of Tk. 10 thousand per day also imposed, if refusal, failure or contravention continues.  

Mr. M. A. Quasem, Managing Director, Maq Enterprises Limited

Failure to comply with directive issued under section 20A of the Securities and Exchange Ordinance, 1969, read with The Securities and Exchange (Amendment) Act, 2000

Taka 4 lac penalty imposed. In case of failure to comply with the Commission’s directive issued under section 20A of the Securities and Exchange Ordinance, 1969 within sixty days from the date of penalty order, a further sum of penalty at the rate of Tk. 10 thousand per day also imposed, if refusal, failure or contravention continues.  

Mr. A. Q. M. Mahbubul Alom, Director, Maq Enterprises Limited

Failure to comply with directive issued under section 20A of the Securities and Exchange Ordinance, 1969, read with The Securities and Exchange (Amendment) Act, 2000

Taka 1 lac penalty imposed. In case of failure to comply with the Commission’s directive issued under section 20A of the Securities and Exchange Ordinance, 1969 within sixty days from the date of penalty order, a further sum of penalty at the rate of Tk. 10 thousand per day  also imposed, if refusal, failure or contravention continues. 

Mr. Quasem Rob, Director, Maq Enterprises Limited

Failure to comply with directive issued under section 20A of the Securities and Exchange Ordinance, 1969, read with The Securities and Exchange (Amendment) Act, 2000

Taka 1 lac penalty imposed. In case of failure to comply with the Commission’s directive issued under section 20A of the Securities and Exchange Ordinance, 1969 within sixty days from the date of penalty order, a further sum of penalty at the rate of  Tk. 10 thousand  per day  also imposed, if refusal, failure or contravention continues.

   

Mr. Quasem Azam, Director, Maq Enterprises Limited

Failure to comply with directive issued under section 20A of the Securities and Exchange Ordinance, 1969, read with The Securities and Exchange (Amendment) Act, 2000

Taka 1.00 lac penalty imposed. In case of failure to comply with the Commission’s directive issued under section 20A of the Securities and Exchange Ordinance, 1969 within sixty days from the date of penalty order, a further sum of penalty at the rate of  Tk. 10 thousand  per day  also imposed, if refusal, failure or contravention continues 

Mr. Shadat Hossain, Director, Maq Enterprises Limited

Failure to comply with directive issued under section 20A of the Securities and Exchange Ordinance, 1969, read with The Securities and Exchange (Amendment) Act, 2000

Taka 1 lac penalty imposed. In case of failure to comply with the Commission’s directive issued under section 20A of the Securities and Exchange Ordinance, 1969 within sixty days from the date of penalty order, a further sum of penalty at the rate of  Tk. 10 thousand per day  also imposed, if refusal, failure or contravention continues   

Mr. Ragib Ahsan, Chairman. J.H. Chemical Industries Limited

Failure to comply with securities related laws

Taka 8 lac penalty imposed. In case of failure to comply with the securities related laws mentioned in the order within sixty days from the date of penalty order, a further sum of penalty at the rate of  10 thousand  per day  also imposed, if refusal, failure or contravention continues. 

Mr. Syed Afsar Hussain , Managing Director, J.H. Chemical Industries Limited

Failure to comply with securities related laws

Taka 4. lac penalty imposed. In case of failure to comply with the securities related laws mentioned in the order within sixty days from the date of penalty order, a further sum of penalty at the rate of  Tk. 10 thousand  per day  also imposed, if refusal, failure or contravention continues. 

Mr. Debabrata Datta, Director. J.H. Chemical Industries Limited

Failure to comply with securities related laws

Taka 2 lac penalty imposed. In case of failure to comply with the securities related laws mentioned in the order within sixty days from the date of penalty order, a further sum of penalty at the rate of Tk. 10 thousand  per day  also imposed, if refusal, failure or contravention continues. 

Mr. Md. Nurul Alam, Director. J.H. Chemical Industries Limited

Failure to comply with securities related laws

Taka 2 lac penalty imposed. In case of failure to comply with the securities related laws mentioned in the order within sixty days from the date of penalty order, a further sum of penalty at the rate of Tk. 10 thousand per day  also imposed, if refusal, failure or contravention continues. 

(D) Issuer Company: Directive/ Order

Name of the Issuer Company

Nature of  Default

Commission’s  Action

Bangladesh Welding Electrodes Limited

Non- payment of outstanding principal and interest on debenture

Directives issued on June 19, 2002 against the company and its all the members of board of directors to make payment of all the outstanding principal and interest of debentures immediately and furnish a certificate of compliance within seven days from the date of the directive. 

Bangladesh Luggage Industries Limited

Non- payment of outstanding principal and interest on debenture

Directives issued on June 23, 2002 against the company and its all the members of board of directors to make payment of all the outstanding principal and interest of debentures immediately and furnish a certificate of compliance within seven days from the date of the directive. 

Bangladesh Zipper Industries Limited

Non- payment of outstanding principal and interest on debenture

Directives issued on June 23, 2002 against the company and its all the members of board of directors to make payment of all the outstanding principal and interest of debentures immediately and furnish a certificate of compliance within seven days from the date of the directive. 

(E) Individual :Order/ Directive 

Name of the Issuer Company

Nature of  Default

Commission’s  Action

Mr. Md. Rezaur Rahman, chief Executive Officer, Dhaka Stock Exchange Limited

Failure to comply with provisions of regulation 8 (2) of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (Council and Administration) Regulations, 2000 

The Commission removed the CEO, DSE from his office as per section 7 (1) (d) of the Securities and Exchange Ordinance, 1969.

(F) Stock Exchanges: Miscellaneous  

Name of the Issuer Company

Nature of Default

Commission’s  Action

Chittagong Stock Exchange Ltd.

Alleged violation of the Commission’s Directive No. SEC/ CMRRCD/2001-12/61 dated 6th May, 2002

The Commission disposed off the proceedings against the exchange with request to ensure full and effective compliance of the Commission’s directive.

 

 (G) Asset Management Company: Warning 

Name of the Merchant Bank

Nature of  Default

Commission’s  Action

AIMS of Bangladesh Limited

Non-compliance of securities laws.

The Commission warned the company for compliance of all securities laws in future and ordered the company for divestment of AIMS First Guaranteed Mutual Fund worth Tk. 2.00 (two) million within July 31, 2002. Later upon request from the company the time limit for the divestment had been extended up to August 31, 2002.