A group of officials of the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) locked the chairman and commissioner inside the commission office from 11:30am, protesting the forced retirement of BSEC Executive Director (General) Md Saifur Rahman.

Rahman, who had been on OSD since September 2024, was forced to retire yesterday. Despite his status, he had been regularly attending the office but was not assigned any work.

The protesting officials chanted slogans, demanding an explanation for Rahman's forced retirement and calling for the resignation of the BSEC chairman until 2pm.

This correspondent, along with others, was also barred from entering the office.

The protestors even turned off the electricity for the last hour.