Conducting Investors Education program  is an important part of the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) ’s efforts to create awareness among the investors about the risks and returns associated in capital market and  to protect them through extending their knowledge and consciousness about it. Investors education programs for general investors are usually held twice a month, usually at the end of 2nd and 4th week of each month. Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) also conducts another investor education program  each month exclusively for women investors. Each program is three-day long covering various topics related to the capital market. 

The Commission usually organizes the investors education program for the capital market investors with a view to educating them on  capital market regulatory framework, investor's rights & responsibilities, investment risks and rewards, analysis associated with investment and portfolio management, central depository, surveillance activities, enforcement actions  etc.  in the capital market.
 

Program-1 :   Investor Education Program for general Investors (3-days program, twice a month, from 10:00 am- 5:00 pm)

• Capital Market Regulatory Framework

• Registration, Functions and Obligations of Market Intermediaries

• Investment in Secondary Market, Transaction Procedure and Index

• Public Issue of Securities

• Mutual Funds and ETF

• Surveillance and Investigation of Trading Activities

• Enforcement Actions for Violation of Securities Laws/Rules

• Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Ordinance, 1969; সিকিউরিটিজ অ্যান্ড একচেঞ্জ কমিশন আইন, ১৯৯৩ and Panel Measures for Violation of Securities Laws.

• Reading of Financial Statements and Salient Features thereof

• Depository and Settlement Systems

• Securities Analysis & Portfolio Management

Program-2 :   Investor Education Program  Exclusively  for Women Investors (3-days program, once a month, from 10:00 am- 5:00 pm)

• Capital Market Regulatory Framework

• Registration, Functions and Obligations of Market Intermediaries

• Investment in Secondary Market, Transaction Procedure and Index

• Public Issue of Securities

• Mutual Funds and ETF

• Surveillance and Investigation of Trading Activities

• Enforcement Actions for Violation of Securities Laws/Rules

• Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Ordinance, 1969; সিকিউরিটিজ অ্যান্ড একচেঞ্জ কমিশন আইন, ১৯৯৩ and Panel Measures for Violation of Securities Laws.

• Reading of Financial Statements and Salient Features thereof

• Depository and Settlement Systems

• Securities Analysis & Portfolio Management

The Commission organizes such program regularly subject to availability of registrants.  Notice regarding investors education is published time to time in newspapers inviting  interested persons  for registration to participate in the program. Registration for enrolment in investors education program is carried out at Library of BSEC, 20th floor, Jiban Bima Tower, 10 Dilkusha C/A, Dhaka-1000. The librarian may be contacted for registration. It is also noted that the program is usually scheduled two-day long and conducted free of cost.

For further information please contact:

Mr. Mahbubul Alam

Executive Director
Financial Literacy Department
Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission
Securities Commission Bhaban
E-6/C, Agargaon
Sher-e-Bangla Nagar Administrative Area
Dhaka-1207, Bangladesh.

Phone: +880-2-55007117