Dutch-Bangla Bank approves 30% dividend

Dutch-Bangla Bank PLC has approved a 30 percent dividend, including a 25 percent cash dividend, for the year that ended on December 31, 2025.

The approval came at the bank’s 30th annual general meeting (AGM), held virtually yesterday, according to a press release. Sadia Rayen Ahmed, chairperson of the bank, presided over the meeting.

The AGM approved the reappointment of Sadia Rayen Ahmed and Md Fakhrul Islam as directors of the bank. It also approved the appointments of Manjur Ahmed and Mohammad Jahangir Alam as independent directors.

The meeting also appointed Aziz Halim Khair Choudhury, Chartered Accountants, as the bank’s external auditor and Hoda Vasi Chowdhury & Co, Chartered Accountants, as the corporate governance compliance auditor for 2026.

A large number of shareholders joined the AGM virtually from across the country.

During the meeting, shareholders made various observations and suggestions regarding the bank’s performance.

The bank’s audited financial statements, along with other agenda items, were placed before the meeting.

Earnings per share (EPS) stood at Tk 9.98, while the capital-to-risk-weighted-assets ratio (CRAR) under Basel III stood at 17.1 percent at the end of 2025, compared with Bangladesh Bank’s minimum requirement of 12.5 percent.

As of December 31, 2025, the bank’s total assets stood at Tk 81,779.76 crore, compared with Tk 67,987.55 crore in 2024, registering growth of 20.3 percent.

Loans and advances stood at Tk 45,050.38 crore at the end of 2025, up 5.1 percent from Tk 42,868.94 crore at the end of 2024.

Deposits increased by Tk 10,018.55 crore to Tk 62,205.78 crore in 2025 from Tk 52,187.25 crore at the end of 2024, posting growth of 19.2 percent.

In 2025, the bank’s profit before tax stood at Tk 1,591.16 crore, while profit after tax stood at Tk 964.77 crore.