Dhaka, July 16 -- The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) on Thursday clarified that the proposed amendments to the margin rules remain in draft form and have not been finalised, describing what it called incomplete and misleading media reports on the matter.

In a press release, it said the 1,020th commission meeting approved a draft proposal to amend the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (Margin) Rules, 2025.

However, before the draft could be published for public feedback, several media outlets carried incomplete, confusing and unrealistic information about the changes, creating unwarranted uncertainty among investors, it said.

The commission said the core objective of the amendment is to remove practical...