The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission has issued regulations that set a nationwide framework for investor education and training, including the establishment of the Bangladesh Academy for Securities Market (BASM) and dedicated funding mechanisms to support programmes for investors and other capital market participants. The framework allows short-, medium- and long-term programmes (up to one year, more than one year up to three years, and more than three years) delivered through non-formal channels such as distance learning, online tools and electronic media content, as well as formal education measures to incorporate investor education into secondary, higher secondary and university syllabi, and other formats such as road shows and workshops. It creates an “Investor Education Fund” operated through an approved scheduled bank and managed by a Commission-ordered committee, with half-yearly internal audits and annual audits by a recognized audit firm, and also establishes a separate BASM fund with its own budgeting, financial year (1 July to 30 June), reporting and audit requirements; BASM is overseen under the Commission’s Financial Literacy Division and governed by a Board of Governors of up to 17 members, with the Director General and Additional Director General designated as the Academy’s chief executive and deputy. Once BASM is established, the Investor Education Fund is to be dissolved and merged into the Academy’s fund at a time set by Commission order, after which the Academy is expected to assume broader programme and funding responsibilities under the regulations. Exchanges, the depository, clearing and settlement companies, other self-regulatory organizations, market intermediaries and issuers are required to put in place investor education and training arrangements, train staff and customers, publish programme content on their websites, report activities to the Commission, and provide Commission-determined contributions to the relevant fund within Commission-specified timeframes.
Bangladesh Securities & Exchange Commission 2026-02-09
Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission issues investor education and training regulations establishing BASM and dedicated funding arrangements
The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission has established a framework for investor education, including the Bangladesh Academy for Securities Market (BASM) and funding mechanisms. It mandates contributions from exchanges and market participants. Once operational, BASM will absorb the Investor Education Fund and assume broader responsibilities.