CHITTAGONG STOCK EXCHANGE:
BACKGROUND :
“Founder members of the proposed Chittagong Stock Exchange approached the Bangladesh Government in January 1995 and obtained the permission of the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 12, 1995 for establishing the country's second stock exchange.

The Exchange comprised of twelve Board members, presided by Mr. Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury (MP) and run by an independent secretariat from the very first day of its inception. CSE was formally opened by then Hon'ble Prime Minister of Bangladesh on November 4, 1995.”

MISSION:
The mission of the CSE is “to create on effective, efficient and transparent market of international standard to save and invest in Bangladesh in order to facilitate the competent entrepreneur to raise capital and accelerate industrial growth for overall benefit of the economy.”

The Chittagong Stock Exchange believes that a dynamic, automated, transparent stock exchange is needed in Bangladesh. It works towards an effective, efficient and transparent market of international standard to serve and invest in Bangladesh in order to facilitate the competent entrepreneurs to raise capital and accelerate industrial growth for overall benefit of the economy and keep pace with the global advancements.

VISION:

The visions of CSE are as follows:
a) To develop a strong platform for raising capital
b) To provide an investment opportunities for the investor
c) To develop a corporate culture through mandatory corporate membership
d) To develop a transparent market ensuring investors interest
e) To expand the capital market
f) To collect, preserve and disseminate data and information on stock market
g) To provide a fully automated trading, clearing and settlement system to ensure quick, easy, accurate and easily accessible to all transactions
h) To make interest about Bangladesh stock