Vol 10-1

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    A CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF THE BANGLADESH SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION QUALIFIED INVESTOR OFFER BY SMALL CAPITAL COMPANIES, 2018
    (North South University, 2019-12) Mirza M. Ferdous; Hasan Al Mamun; Md. Golam Rabbani; Rakibul Hasan; Mehnaz Ahmed Khan; Kazi Tasnim Wahid; Jashim Uddin Ahmed, PhD
    2018 marked a turning point in the history of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) as it finalized the sale of 25 percent of its ordinary shares to a Chinese consortium which is comprised of the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) and the Shenzhen Stock Exchange (SZSE). The USD 125 million Dollar transaction promised improvements to the DSE, both for issuers as well as existing and prospective investors. The f irst evidence of change was introduced with the DSE’s declaration to create a “small cap board” for companies with paid up capital of BDT 50 million to 300 million. This decision effectively creates a completely new pathway for small businesses to raise funds through capital markets. The primary market for the small cap companies, while heavily restricted to the general public, is expected to provide investors with access to securities with higher growth potential than those listed on the main board. This paper proposes a critical analysis of the small cap board both from the issuer’s and the holder’s perspective. It looks at the opportunities of the small cap board, the impact of its restrictions, and also compares it to successful small cap boards in other countries
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    GROUNDED THEORY IN ICT4D RESEARCH
    (North South University, 2020-06) Ummaha Hazra; Jashim Uddin Ahmed, PhD
    Information and Communication Technologies for Development (ICT4D) has emerged as a separate research stream in its own right over the last three decades. However, a persistent concern in the f ield is whether ICT4D research is able to serve the very people whose lives get affected by it. This paper argues that most of the studies in ICT4D field are suffering from hegemony of the theoretical perspectives developed in very different contexts, often in developed countries. Researchers are not often immersed in the field either because of the limited exposure or for lack of understanding about how to interpret the cultural nuances in the least developed or the developing countries. The differences in philosophies of knowledge, language, cultural practices, social norms, power and politics all can affect how people accept and use different technologies and to what extent public policies are going to be successful. This study illuminates why grounded theory is a more suitable philosophical approach (ontological, epistemological, methodological, and axiological) for capturing the subtleties that may emerge in ICT4D research and successfully implementing the policy recommendations.