B Mirror Report: The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) has trained 208 officials from merchant banks and portfolio management institutions in a move aimed at strengthening regulatory compliance and enhancing professional capacity in the country’s capital market.

According to a BSEC press release, the four-day training programme was held in four batches on June 21, 23, 25 and 28 at the Multipurpose Hall of the Securities Commission Bhaban in Dhaka. The sessions ran from 9:30am to 3:30pm each day.

The programme focused on improving participants’ understanding of the legal and regulatory framework governing Bangladesh’s capital market. Officials from various merchant banking and portfolio management institutions took part in the training.

The course covered major laws and regulations, including the Securities and Exchange Ordinance, 1969; the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission Act, 1993; the Securities and Exchange Commission (Merchant Banker and Portfolio Manager) Rules, 1996; the BSEC (Public Offer of Equity Securities) Rules, 2025; and the BSEC (Debt Securities) Rules, 2021.

Organised by the BSEC’s Financial Literacy Division, the initiative is part of the regulator’s ongoing efforts to improve regulatory compliance, strengthen institutional capacity and support the professional development of capital market intermediaries, the commission said.