Shareholders of Dutch-Bangla Bank PLC on Tuesday approved 25 per cent cash dividend and 5 per cent stock dividend for the year 2025, said a press release.
The decision was taken during the bank’s 30th annual general meeting held through a virtual platform.
Chairperson Sadia Rayen Ahmed presided over the AGM.
The audited financial statements of the bank for the year ended December 31, 2025 were placed before the AGM, which the shareholders approved.
As per the release, total assets of the bank as of 31 December, 2025 stood at Tk 8,17,797.6 million compared to Tk 6,79,875.5 million of 2024 registering a growth of 20.3 per cent. Loans and advances of the bank stood at Tk 4,50,503.8 million at the end of 2025 with a growth of 5.1 per cent over Tk 4,28,689.4 million at the end of 2024. The deposits grew up by Tk 1,00,185.5 million to Tk 6,22,057.8 million in 2025 from Tk 5,21,872.5 million at the end of 2024 showing a growth of 19.2 per cent.
In 2025, profit before tax of the bank stood at Tk 15,911.6 million and profit after tax stood at Tk 9,647.7 million. Earnings per share were Tk 9.98 and capital to risk-weighted asset ratio under Basel III stood at 17.1 per cent at the end of 2025 against the Bangladesh Bank’s minimum requirement of 12.50 per cent.
The meeting approved re-appointment of Sadia Rayen Ahmed and Md Fakhrul Islam as directors of the Bank and also approved appointment of Manjur Ahmed and Mohammad Jahangir Alam as independent directors of the bank.
The meeting also appointed Aziz Halim Khair Choudhury, Chartered Accountants as the external auditor and Hoda Vasi Chowdhury & Co., Chartered Accountants as corporate governance compliance auditor of the bank for the year 2026.
