[7] From 2006 to 2009, Faruq Ahmad Siddiqi was the chairman of Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission during the Fakhruddin Ahmed led Caretaker government.

[4] During the 2011 Bangladesh share market scam, BSEC withdrew various directives given earlier to help stabilize trading at the Dhaka Stock Exchange and was criticized by some commentators for its actions during the subsequent crash.

[11] Two professors of the University of Dhaka, Shaikh Shamsuddin Ahmed and Mizanur Rahman, were appointed commissioners of Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission on 20 May 2020 for 4 years.

[15] The commission ordered Tamha Securities to be liquidated to pay back clients, whose investment was embezzled by the firm.

[16] Professor Rumana Islam of the University of Dhaka was appointed the first female commissioner in May 2022 replacing Khondoker Kamaluzzaman.