The New Nation - Internet Edition

BUSINESS REPORT

IDLC Finance Limited (IDLC), a joint venture multi-product financial institution and a leading merchant bank, and its fully owned brokerage subsidiary, IDLC Securities Limited, have jointly launched the Investors' Awareness Program. The launching ceremony of this continuing series of programs was held at a local hotel on August 28.

Faruq Ahmad Siddiqi, Chairman, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), and Anwarul Huq, Chairman, IDLC Finance Limited, were present at the event, as chief guest and special guest, respectively.

Top executives of SEC, Dhaka Stock Exchange, and Chittagong Stock Exchange attended the ceremony.

A large number of capital market investors participated in the awareness program. Professor Abu Ahmed, Department of Economics, University of Dhaka presented the key-note paper while Arif Khan, General Manager, IDLC, made a presentation on capital market investment.

Imtiyaz Husain, Former Chairman, Dhaka Stock Exchange, acted as the moderator of the discussion session. The participating investors took great interest in the programme and felt benefited from the discussions.

The SEC Chairman and the chief guest urged the investors to learn from the awareness programs and take rational investment decisions. He appreciated the initiative of IDLC and underpinned the necessity of continuing such programs for helping achieve long term stability of the market.

Anwarul Huq, Chairman of IDLC and the special guest of the programme, explained IDLC's long term vision for its capital market operations, and commitment towards building a conducive investment atmosphere.

Anis A. Khan, CEO and Managing Director of IDLC welcomed the distinguished guests and unveiled IDLC's plan of holding a series of similar awareness programs, in the forthcoming months. Others present at the ceremony included Yongbok Jo, IDLG Deputy Managing Director, Kh. Asadul Islam, CEO, IDLC Securities Limited, and Mahmudul Bari, Head of Merchant Banking, IDLC.