Dhaka, May 13 -- Bangladesh's key financial regulators convened on Wednesday at the Dhaka Stock Exchange PLC (DSE) to bolster the capital market's defences against money laundering and terrorist financing, underscoring growing concerns over illicit financial flows threatening investor confidence.

The workshop titled "Stable Capital Market: Progress in AML/CFT Compliance and Risk Management" was jointly organised by the Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU), the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) and the DSE.

Chaired by DSE General Manager and acting Chief Risk Officer Mohammad Shafiqul Islam Bhuiyan, the event brought together senior officials from all three institutions to assess implementation of anti-money l...