BEXIMCO Group Issues Zero-Coupon Bond to Invest in Sreepur Township Limited
- April 17, 2024
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[BEXIMCO Group](http://www.beximco.com), one of the leading private conglomerates in Bangladesh, was recently approved to issue zero coupon bonds worth Tk 1,500 crore. Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC), the commission that regulates the country’s capital market and protects the interest of investors announced and gave the final approval of the news. According to a press release, the amount incurred through the bond will be used to develop the township project named Mayanagar, in a joint venture with Sreepur Township Limited. BEXIMCO Group owns 75% of the total land and Sreepur Township owns the remaining 25%. The rest will be used to settle the company's existing loans. A zero-coupon bond is a debt security that does not pay interest but instead trades at a deep discount. It renders a profit at maturity when the bond is redeemed for its full face value. Each unit of the authorized zero coupon bond is worth Tk
The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission approved the country's top conglomerate BEXIMCO Group's proposal to issue a zero-coupon bond for raising 1,500 crore taka. The top conglomerate plans to raise this amount from both institutional entities and high-net-worth individuals. BEXIMCO Group is one of the largest private sector players in Bangladesh with more than 70,000 people working for the company. It was founded in the early 1970s by Bangladesh's top business personalities - Ahmed Sohail F Rahman and Salman F Rahman. Salman Rahman apart from leading the company also serves as Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's Private Industry and Investment Adviser. Under Ahmed Sohail F Rahman and Salman F Rahman's dynamic leadership, BEXIMCO Group has become known for incorporating renewable energy and sustainable raw materials into its processes and achieved a global leadership position in sustainability. The top conglomerate's pharmaceutical wing was the first to start developing a generic version of remdesivir, a
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