Stock exchange is formed in Sierra leone by a Bangladeshi

The Stock Exchange is formed in Sierra Leone by a Bagladeshi . He is Waliur Rahman Maruf Matin who worked as CEO in Chittagong Stock Exchange in Bangladesh. He has played a very important role in the economy of Sierra Leone .

He Went to Sierra Leone in the October 2005 as an expert of the World Bank. He established the Stock Exchange there as the residential Adviser to the World Bank. Mr. Maruf Matin formed the controlling body for the capital market, established the stock exchange, set broker and dealer for the share market, prepares rules and regulation and prepares licenses etc.

He had to give lecture twice in the parliament of Sierra Leone. In the first lecture, he discussed the importance of the stock exchange market and in the second lecture he discussed the rules and regulations of the share market to the parliament members.

When the bill for Stock Exchange was placed in the Parliament, he was present there. The bill was passed unanimously .

The then President of the country Ahmed Tezan Kabba showed special interest in the opening of Share market in his country. He loving calls Maruf as Bangladeshi boy.

Mr. Maruf after passing in Economics (Hons) from Dhaka University obtained Masters degree in Accountancy and Management from South Hantaon University.Then he joined as CEO of Stock Exchane, Chittagong, Bangladesh.

Aftr coming back from Sierre Leone to his own country he is trying to establish a commodity share market here where the price of the commodities will be fixed.

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Ref: Daly Prothom Alo 9 November 2007