Dhaka, Bangladesh (BBN) – Six more sponsor-directors expressed their willingness to buy shares of their companies at prevailing market prices within the next 30 working days.
 
Alhaj Mohiuddin Ahmed, one of the sponsors/directors of Shajalal Islami Bank, has expressed his intention to buy 100,000 shares in addition to his current holding of 84,50,000 shares of the bank.
 
Sabita Ferdoushi, one of the sponsors/directors of Karnaphuli Insurance, has expressed her intention to buy 10,000 shares in addition to her current holding of 3,07,596 shares of the Company.
 
Fakhrul Anwar, one of the sponsors/directors of NCC Bank, has expressed his intention to buy 100,000 shares in addition to his current holding of 51,72,486 shares of the bank.
 
Nazmul Ahsan Khaled, one of the sponsors/directors of Al Arafa Islami bank, has expressed his intention to buy 525,000 shares in addition to his current holding of 43,69,044 shares of the bank.
 
Eastern Bank Ltd., one of the corporate directors of International Leasing and Financial Services, has expressed its intention to buy 8,00,000 shares in addition to its current holding of 16,00,000 shares of the Company.
 
Iqbal Khan, one of the directors of Green Delta Insurance, has expressed his intention to buy 36,000 shares in addition to his current holding of 3,90,720 shares of the Company.
 
So far, as many as 59 sponsor-directors expressed their willingness to buy shares of their companies to comply with the regulator’s directive to hold minimum 2.0 per cent stakes in their own firms.
 
BBN/SSR/AD-12Jan12-9:28 pm (BST)