Dhaka, Bangladesh (BBN)- Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) is planning to arrange the Internet Trade Fair (ITF) in the country’s six divisional headquarters aiming to popularise its internet trading platform along with creating awareness among investors.  
“We’ll arrange the ITF in the country’s divisional head quarters,” Mohammed Mohiuddin, a CSE director and chairman of Island Securities, said at the closing ceremony of the CSE’s ITF in the capital Dhaka on Thursday.
Around 10 per cent of a day’s total transaction is executed through online trading at the port city bourse, according to officials.
“The main objective of arranging the IFT was to popularise our internet trading platform along with creating awareness among investors. Presently, around 10 per cent of our daily transaction is executed through online trading. We hope the volume of online trading will increase day by day,” Syed Sajid Husain, CSE managing director, explained.
Daily turnover value stands to around BDT 500 million at the port city bourse.

According to CSE managing director, the ITF observed satisfactory response from various sections of people, including the stakeholders of the capital market.

CSE chairman Dr. Muhammad Abdul Mazid also spoke at the ceremony and expressed his expectation on arranging ITF in divisional head quarters.

Four CSE directors-Prof. Mamtaz Uddin Ahmed, Showkat Hossain, Dr. Moinul Islam Mahmud and Mohammad Khairul Anam Chowdhury-also attended the CSE’s closing ceremony.

BBN/SSR/AD-24Oct14-1:02 am (BST)