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The bond market is more secured than the equity market and it could be a better investment option for investors, said Salman F Rahman

By The Economist

The bond market is more secured than the equity market and it could be a better investment option for investors, said Salman F Rahman, private industry and investment adviser to the prime minister. He made the comment at a programme titled ‘Bond market, the ultimate solution for long-term financing’ held at the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry auditorium in the capital Dhaka.

Salman said that people must understand that there could be possibility of losing capital in equity investment.‘But there is no chance of losing capital in bond market investment,’ he said. There is a lack of campaign and the absence of professional experts in the bond market that should get importance now, Salman said.

‘It is a milestone for the country as trading of government treasury bonds took place today,’ he said. Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission chairman Shibli Rubayat-Ul-Islam said that popularity of the overall bond market had been rising day by day.

People are getting interested in the bond market now, he said. The listing of government treasury bonds raised market capitalisation significantly, he said. He said that businesses should be smart and should search for alternative financing.

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