The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) is registered as a Public Limited Liability company and its activities are regulated by its Articles of Association rules and regulations and bye-laws along with the Securities and Exchange Ordinance, 1969 Companies Act of 1994 and the Securities and Exchange Commission Act of 1993.
The Chittagong Stock Exchange (DSE) was incorporated as a Limited Liability Company in April1995, and commenced trading in October of the same year on an open out-cry system subsequently moving to a fully automated nationwide system in June 1998.
Central Depository Bangladesh Limited (CDBL) is joint venture setup by banks, the stock exchange, The Asian development bank and other institutions to operate the country’s central depository system.