DSE Stock Loans in Bangladesh

Dhaka Stock Exchange is the principal cash-equity venue of Bangladesh. Founded in 1954, it operates under the oversight of Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC), and its leading benchmarks are DSEX, DS30. Listing standards are set out in the DSE Listing Regulations; Securities and Exchange Ordinance.

DSE at a glance:

The principal exchange of Bangladesh, among the larger South Asian frontier markets by listed count. Foreign-ownership mechanics and single-stock free float are central to eligibility.

On the DSE specifically, eligibility turns on where the name sits in the market’s liquidity and its trading category. DSEX and DS30 constituents and the larger A-category companies — those paying regular dividends and holding their annual meetings on time — carry the free float and daily turnover that support a higher loan-to-value; Z-category, SME-platform and thinly traded small-caps are financed more selectively. Sponsor and director holdings sit under lock-up, and short-selling is not established in the market, so a lender reads liquidity directly from the category and the turnover rather than from a borrow market.

The principal regulatory reference on DSE is Substantial-shareholding disclosure under the Securities and Exchange Ordinance and the BSEC (Substantial Acquisition of Shares and Takeovers) Rules. How it applies to any single transaction — reporting levels, step thresholds — turns on the underlying rules and national-law overlays, which we map against your contemplated transaction at the structuring stage alongside the counsel you appoint.

The citations above are public regulatory references, given for orientation only and not as legal advice. Take independent legal advice in the relevant jurisdiction for any specific transaction.

See the full process →