The board of directors of the Chittagong Stock Exchange Ltd (CSE) in its meeting held yesterday decided to remove the contract charge from its current fees structure.

The existing commission charge has also been reviewed to a flat 0.023 per cent, CSE said in a press statement yesterday.

 No contract charges for any trade will be taken, commission charges for normal trade  will be 0.023 per cent and commission charges for bulk and foreign trade (above 50 lakh in a single contract) will be 0.004 per cent. The new rate will be implemented from 1st July, the statement added.