Dhaka, Nov. 6 -- Stock market investors under the banner of 'Bangladesh Pujibazar Oikya Parishad' on Thursday demanded the resignation of Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed and Bangladesh Bank Governor Dr Ahsan H Mansur, alleging that the recent merger of five Shariah-based banks was decided without consulting them or considering their interests.

At a protest rally in front of the former Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) building in Motijheel, the organisation's general secretary Sajjad Hossain announced that investors would launch a movement to press for the resignation of the adviser and the governor.

"The interim government, the central bank and the finance ministry have no public mandate to merge banks. Decisions were made arbitrarily wit...