নারায়ণগঞ্জের সিদ্ধিরগঞ্জের গোদনাইল এলাকায় অ্যাডভান্সড কেমিক্যাল ইন্ডাস্ট্রিজ লিমিটেড (এসিআই) ফার্মাসিউটিক্যালস কারখানায় গতকাল রবিবার আন্দোলনরত শ্রমিকদের সঙ্গে পুলিশের দফায় দফায় সংঘর্ষ হয়েছে। বিক্ষোভ দমাতে পুলিশ শ্রমিকদের ওপর লাঠিপেটা করে ও রাবার বুলেট ছোড়ে। এতে এনামুল হক (৩২) নামের এক শ্রমিক নিহত হন। সহকর্মী নিহত হওয়ার ঘটনায় শ্রমিকরা আরো বিক্ষুব্ধ হয়ে কারখানায় ব্যাপক ভাঙচুর চালায়। সংঘর্ষে পাঁচ পুলিশ সদস্যসহ অর্ধশতাধিক শ্রমিক আহত হয়েছেন।
শ্রমিকদের হামলার শিকার হয়ে কারখানার মহাব্যবস্থাপক (জিএম) ইশতিয়াক আহমেদ গুরুতর আহত হন। তাঁকে ঢাকার এ্যাপোলা হাসপাতালে
ভর্তি করা হয়েছে। আর আহত শ্রমিকদের নারায়ণগঞ্জ ২০০ শয্যা হাসপাতাল, জেনারেল হাসপাতাল ও ঢাকা মেডিক্যাল কলেজ হাসপাতালে পাঠানো হয়েছে।
নিহত এনামুলের বাড়ি রংপুরের মিঠাপুকুর উপজেলার ভাঙনি বেদগাড়া গ্রামে। তিনি কারখানার অ্যানিমেল হেলথ বিভাগে কাজ করতেন। মুন্সীগঞ্জ সদর হাসপাতাল মর্গে ময়নাতদন্ত শেষে গতকাল রাতে এনামুলের লাশ গ্রামের বাড়িতে পাঠানোর ব্যবস্থা করা হয়। এদিকে সহকর্মী নিহত হওয়ার ঘটনায় শ্রমিকরা দোষীদের বিচারের দাবিতে শ্রমিকরা গতকাল সন্ধ্যায় নারাণগঞ্জ শহরে বিক্ষোভ মিছিল করেছে।
Institutions to reinvest to prop up stock market
The institutional investors have agreed to reinvest some fund from their profit earned through investment in the share market during last couple of years at a meeting of the stakeholders on Sunday.
They would invest only a portion of their respective profits which would be decided at another meeting today between Bangladesh Bank and the institutional investors like commercial bank, merchant banks and financial institutions.
For working out the vital decision of increasing the fund flow to the market, trading on the country’s two bourses will remain suspended today and will resume trading on Tuesday when the ‘so-called’ circuit breaker on index would exist no more.
The decisions emerged from the stakeholders’ meeting at the state guest house Padma, followed by another meeting of the officials, both with Finance Minister AMA Muhith in the chair.
“I hope the midterm measures will help stabilise the market,” Finance Minister AMA Muhith told a press conference at the Finance Ministry, after the policy decision meetings.
He said that a high-powered committee would also be formed today to investigate the recent stock market crash. They would be asked to submit the report within the next 15 days.
Economists, experts and stakeholders concerned have been demanding the authorities identify the culprits responsible for the incident and award them exemplary punishment while increasing fund flow into the market to stabilise it.
Muhith, who had admitted that the government had mistakes in taking decision regarding the stock market, said that the government and the regulators were now monitoring the local stock markets very closely then ever before. “So, investigators will find out the real manipulators of the markets,” he said, replying to a question.
Asked about the 1996 scam, he said: “We failed to find out necessary witness then. But now, we have electronic system of share trading to identify the transaction with the aid of CDBL (Central Depository Bangladesh Limited).”
The minister said that a little amount of money have been transferred from the market during the recent volatility. It has not affected the market as such.
He argued that the price earning (PE) ratio was 23 points when the share market closed on Thursday after breaking the circuit breaker. The PE shows that it was a stable situation.
Muhith said the government was planning to reorganise the capital market through bringing necessary reforms in the relevant laws. It would also undertake reform plans for the regulator, SEC.
He added that the circuit breaker for the individual stocks would be revised while Bangladesh Bank and SEC officials would set more conditions in regulating the market.
The minister said the government would also investigate the allegations that Mobile Jamuna and MI Cement have taken abnormal price for their share offloaded through book building method. “We will re-introduce buy-back policy of the company law,” he added.
He said that the common shareholders have also some responsibilities as he admitted his failure in administering the market.
Prime Minister’s Economic Adviser Dr Mashiur Rahman, Bangladesh Bank Governor Dr Atiur Rahman, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Ziaul Haque Khandker and Banking Division Secretary Shafiqur Rahman Patwary were present at the meeting at the Finance Ministry.
শ্রমিকদের হামলার শিকার হয়ে কারখানার মহাব্যবস্থাপক (জিএম) ইশতিয়াক আহমেদ গুরুতর আহত হন। তাঁকে ঢাকার এ্যাপোলা হাসপাতালে
ভর্তি করা হয়েছে। আর আহত শ্রমিকদের নারায়ণগঞ্জ ২০০ শয্যা হাসপাতাল, জেনারেল হাসপাতাল ও ঢাকা মেডিক্যাল কলেজ হাসপাতালে পাঠানো হয়েছে।
নিহত এনামুলের বাড়ি রংপুরের মিঠাপুকুর উপজেলার ভাঙনি বেদগাড়া গ্রামে। তিনি কারখানার অ্যানিমেল হেলথ বিভাগে কাজ করতেন। মুন্সীগঞ্জ সদর হাসপাতাল মর্গে ময়নাতদন্ত শেষে গতকাল রাতে এনামুলের লাশ গ্রামের বাড়িতে পাঠানোর ব্যবস্থা করা হয়। এদিকে সহকর্মী নিহত হওয়ার ঘটনায় শ্রমিকরা দোষীদের বিচারের দাবিতে শ্রমিকরা গতকাল সন্ধ্যায় নারাণগঞ্জ শহরে বিক্ষোভ মিছিল করেছে।
Institutions to reinvest to prop up stock market
The institutional investors have agreed to reinvest some fund from their profit earned through investment in the share market during last couple of years at a meeting of the stakeholders on Sunday.
They would invest only a portion of their respective profits which would be decided at another meeting today between Bangladesh Bank and the institutional investors like commercial bank, merchant banks and financial institutions.
For working out the vital decision of increasing the fund flow to the market, trading on the country’s two bourses will remain suspended today and will resume trading on Tuesday when the ‘so-called’ circuit breaker on index would exist no more.
The decisions emerged from the stakeholders’ meeting at the state guest house Padma, followed by another meeting of the officials, both with Finance Minister AMA Muhith in the chair.
“I hope the midterm measures will help stabilise the market,” Finance Minister AMA Muhith told a press conference at the Finance Ministry, after the policy decision meetings.
He said that a high-powered committee would also be formed today to investigate the recent stock market crash. They would be asked to submit the report within the next 15 days.
Economists, experts and stakeholders concerned have been demanding the authorities identify the culprits responsible for the incident and award them exemplary punishment while increasing fund flow into the market to stabilise it.
Muhith, who had admitted that the government had mistakes in taking decision regarding the stock market, said that the government and the regulators were now monitoring the local stock markets very closely then ever before. “So, investigators will find out the real manipulators of the markets,” he said, replying to a question.
Asked about the 1996 scam, he said: “We failed to find out necessary witness then. But now, we have electronic system of share trading to identify the transaction with the aid of CDBL (Central Depository Bangladesh Limited).”
The minister said that a little amount of money have been transferred from the market during the recent volatility. It has not affected the market as such.
He argued that the price earning (PE) ratio was 23 points when the share market closed on Thursday after breaking the circuit breaker. The PE shows that it was a stable situation.
Muhith said the government was planning to reorganise the capital market through bringing necessary reforms in the relevant laws. It would also undertake reform plans for the regulator, SEC.
He added that the circuit breaker for the individual stocks would be revised while Bangladesh Bank and SEC officials would set more conditions in regulating the market.
The minister said the government would also investigate the allegations that Mobile Jamuna and MI Cement have taken abnormal price for their share offloaded through book building method. “We will re-introduce buy-back policy of the company law,” he added.
He said that the common shareholders have also some responsibilities as he admitted his failure in administering the market.
Prime Minister’s Economic Adviser Dr Mashiur Rahman, Bangladesh Bank Governor Dr Atiur Rahman, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Ziaul Haque Khandker and Banking Division Secretary Shafiqur Rahman Patwary were present at the meeting at the Finance Ministry.