Dhaka Stock Exchange PLC. was established with a view to becoming the leading stock exchange in this region and a key driver of economic growth by ensuring maximum confidence of stakeholders with state-of-the-art technology and world-class services. Dhaka Stock Exchange PLC. was established on 28 April 1954 as East Pakistan Stock Exchange Association Ltd. and its official trading started in 1956. Before having its name as Dhaka Stock Exchange PLC. on May 13, 1964, it was renamed as East Pakistan Stock Exchange PLC. on June 23, 1962. After the War of Independence resuming the transactions on August 16, 1976. Introducing the automated trading system on August 10, 1998. On January 24, 2004, converted shares into electronic form by the Central Depository System. X-streamINET the matching engine and FlexTP the Order Management System (OMS) were developed and installed by Nasdaq and Flextrade respectively, the world-famous trading engine and OMS provider on December 11, 2014 for accommodating 2000 orders and 1000 transactions per second without any interruption.DSE obtained the Membership of World Federation of Exchanges (WFE) on June 06, 2017, which uplifted the image of DSE. In compliance with the Exchanges Demutualization Act, 2013, Share Purchase Agreement (SPA) executed between Dhaka Stock Exchange PLC. (DSE) and the consortium of Shenzhen Stock Exchange (SZSE) and Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE), the Strategic Investors of DSE on May 14, 2018. DSE Shares were transferred to the Strategic Investors on September 04, 2018. ISO 9001: 2008 was awarded to DSE by SGS Limited, an ISO certification body, on October 30, 2016. Also, SGS upgraded the standard to 9001:2015 for successful completion and proper maintenance of ISO 9001:2008