The stock market regulator is going to organise “Investors’ & Entrepreneurs’ Conference-2019” in Dhaka and Chittagong to create awareness of investors about stock market investment.
Md Mahbubul Alam, executive director of Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC), disclosed the goals of arranging the conference under the “Investment Education Program” at a press conference held on Monday at its office in the capital city.
Mr Alam said the investors’ conference in Dhaka will be started at 10:30am on March 28 (Thursday) at Bangabandhu International Conference Center (BICC) where the Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal will present as chief guest, said a press release.
The BSEC Chairman Prof. M Khairul Hossain will preside over the programee where Finance Secretary Abdur Rouf Talukder will be present as special guest.
BSEC commissioners, DSE and CSE officials will also be present at the progarmme, he said.
Another Investors’ conference will be held on March 30 (Saturday) at the International Conference Centre at Kazir Dewri area in Chittagong, he said.
Mohibul Hassan Chowdhoury, Deputy Minister for Education, will be present as chief guest at the Chittagong conference, he added.
BSEC executive director and spoke person Md Saifur Rahman was also present at the press conference.
Mr Alam and Mr Rahman answered various questions of journalists, seeking their cooperation to make the Dhaka and Chittagong conferences successful and aware the investors about safe investment in the capital market.
Mr Alam also read out the written statement where he noted that about 26,527 investors, including entrepreneurs, institutions and representatives of different organisations related to share market already took part in the “Investment Education Program”, which started in 2017.
Mr Mahbubul laid emphasis on educating general investors, students and young generations on essence of money in human life, savings, benefits of safer institutional investments and reducing risks of investments.
The participants would get knowledge on different types of investments, related risks and proper medium for investments, probable profits and losses, investment capacity, methods of risk management, ways of taking decision for investments, method of picking up invested money from share markets and other related issues during the conference.
BSEC introduced the Investment Education Program in January, 2017 and since then training programs for investors of the capital markets are being taken under various short, middle and long-term programmes.
‘Investors Education Program’ is an important part of the BSEC. It is conducted by the Financial Literacy Department of the commission to create awareness of investors about investment analysis, financial planning, risks and returns associated with capital market and also to protect them through extending their knowledge and consciousness.
The commission organizes investors education program for the capital market investors with a view to educate them on capital market regulatory framework, investor’s rights and responsibilities, investment risks and rewards, analysis associated with the investment and portfolio management.