Investors are thinking that the profitability maybe negative for gas price rise, which has affected the stock market,” he adds. The Ministry of Finance, they allege, seems indifferent towards reconstructing the BSEC, and infuse vigour in the capital market. They have said many institutional investors are waiting to see what steps the market regulator will take for the capital market. Recently a section of capital market investors demanded immediate intervention of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to stop the continued fall. The demand was placed by Pujibazar Biniogkari Oikya Parishad (PBOP), a platform of capital market investors, to the Prime Minister's Office.

Source: Dhaka Tribune July 21, 2019 15:45 UTC