Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission- BSEC.
The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) was established on 8th June, 1993 as the regulator of the country’s capital market under the provision of Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission Act 1993. The purpose of the Commission is to protect the interest of investors in securities, develop the securities market and make rules for matters connected therewith or ancillary thereto. The Commission consists of the Chairman and four Commissioners who are appointed for full time by the Government. The Chairman acts as the Chief Executive of the Commission. The Commission is a statutory body and attached to the Ministry of Finance. BSEC is an ‘A’ category member of International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) since 22 December 2013.

Mission of BESC
Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission was established with the aims of protecting the interest of investors in securities, developing the securities market and promulgating rules on these issues or on related matters thereunder. Thus, the mission of the Commission is
• protecting the interest of investors in securities;
• developing the securities market;
• formulating rules on securities related matters or on related topics thereunder.

Main Functions of BESC
The Commission’s 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.