Parties express solidarity with striking investors of Dhaka Stock Exchange, Bangladesh

Different political parties expressed their solidarity with retail stock investors who began their fast unto death programme from Sunday demanding restoration of share market through Prime Minister's intervention.

Investors started the hunger strike in front of Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) under the banner of Bangladesh Capital Market Investors' Oikya Parishad.

Leaders of the country's political parties, including BNP and Jatiya Party, went to the venue of hunger strike and spoke in favour of investors' demand.

Investors refused to break their fast despite leaders' assurance to help realise their (investors) demand.

"I am assuring you that I will inform about your difficulties to the prime minister. I will try my best to realise your demands. Please, break your fast," Hussain Muhammad Ershad, chairman of Jatiya Party, urged the protesters.

Ershad also said the national economy is at stake due to stock market debacle. "You all know them who have looted the money from the capital market."

He demanded of the government to bring the culprits of the share market to book and also urged the government to withdraw the cases filed against retail investors.

BNP standing committee member Abdul Moyeen Khan expressed his solidarity with the affected investors and assured them of compensation if his party comes to power.

"The government termed retail investors 'fatkabaz', instead of showing respect to them," Mr. Khan told the investors.

He said debacle takes place in the capital market only when Awami League (AL) comes to power. "We warned the securities regulator when the present government took office but the regulator paid no heed to us."

Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (Rob) General Secretary Abdul Malek Ratan, Communist Party Presidium Member Sajjad Zahir Chandan also expressed their solidarity with the investors.

Retail investors started their fast at 11.0 am in an effort to draw attention of government high-ups for the restoration of capital market.

They expressed their firm desire to continue the fast until any declaration regarding their survival comes from the Prime Minister.

"We will continue our hunger strike until Prime Minister gives clear instruction to protect the free fall of the stock market," a number of investors told the reporters.

Investors continued their fast till filing of hole last night and at the morning by force of Police they were broken strik.

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