Bangladesh, July 9 -- Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Wednesday unveiled a comprehensive, wide-ranging reform agenda aimed at restoring stability to the country's capital market, rebuilding shattered investor confidence, and bringing market manipulators to justice.

The Premier firmly declared the government's mandate to identify and prosecute those responsible for the prolonged market declines that left thousands of retail investors financially ruined.

Replying to a question during the 21st sitting of the first budget session of the 13th Jatiya Sangsad, chaired by Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmed, the Prime Minister detailed decisive actions against past irregularities.

He stated that initial probes into major stock market scandals have alr...