| 12th February 1995 | Received approval of Bangladesh Government |
| 1st April 1995 | Incorporated as a limited company |
| 10th October 1995 | Introduced Floor Trading |
| 1st January 1996 | Became corresponding member of World Federation of Exchanges (Former FIBV) |
| 2nd June 1998 | Introduced Automated Trading on WAN |
| 16th January 2000 | Convened South Asian Federation of Exchange (SAFE) |
| 26th January, 2004 | Central Depository Bangladesh Ltd. (CDBL) formed |
| 30th May, 2004 | Internet Trading Service launched (ITS) |
| 4th July, 2004 | Introduced Over-the-Counter (OTC) market |
| 14th July, 2004 | CSE initiates the idea of Securities Institute by raising formal proposal |
| 14th Dec, 2005 | Organises Capital Market Fair- First of its kind in the country |
| 10th March, 2007 | Introduced Comprehensive Training Program on Stock Market for investors, professionals and others. First of its kind in the country |
| 12th June, 2007 | Submission to BSEC of draft Regulatory Framework on Financial Derivatives |
| 18 October, 2008 | CSE became a member of OIC Member States' Stock Exchange Forum |
| 28 Nov, 2010 | CSE signed a contract with Millennium IT Software Ltd. and Polaris Software Lab Ltd for Next Generation Trading System (NGTS) |
| 13 Jan, 2011 | Execution of trade of Short Sell under the Regulations |
| 11 Sep, 2011 | Signing of agreement for launching electronic fund transfer through Bangladesh Electronic Fund Transfer Network (BEFTN) |
| 20 October,2011 | Introduced Next Generation Trading System (NGTS) and the new website |
As legal entity CSE is a not-for-profit public limited company. All of its 129 members are corporate bodies.
It has a separate secretariat independent of policymaking Board. The Board comprises of brokers and non-brokers directors with equal
proportion to ensure the transparency.
The Board constituted Committees to delegate such functions and authority as it may deem fit. There is an independent secretariat headed by
a full time Chief Executive Officer. CSE activities are regulated by it's own regulations and bye laws along with the rules, orders and notification of the BSEC.