Dhaka, July 9 -- Reviving Bangladesh's struggling mutual fund industry is one of the top priorities of the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) as part of a broader reform agenda aimed at restoring investor confidence and building a more vibrant capital market, said BSEC Chairman Masud Khan.

The initiative forms part of a sweeping reform agenda unveiled by BSEC Chairman Masud Khan, which also includes plans to halt trading in non-operational companies, introduce T+1 settlement, simplify initial public offerings (IPOs), ease margin lending rules, strengthen the mutual fund industry and deepen the bond and derivatives markets.

Speaking at the "CMJF Talk" organised by the Capital Market Journalists Forum (CMJF) in Dhaka on ...