CDBL declares 22% cash dividend

The Central Depository Bangladesh Ltd (CDBL) has approved a 22 percent cash dividend for the 2024–25 fiscal year for its shareholders.

The declaration was made today at the company's annual general meeting held at the DSE building in Dhaka.

The meeting was presided over by AKM Habibur Rahman, director of CDBL, while other directors — Naser Ezaz Bijoy, Md Shakil Rizvi, and Niranjan Chandra Debnath — were also present, along with Md Abdul Mutaleb, managing director and CEO of the Central Depository Bangladesh.

Last year, the company's profits grew by 8 percent year-on-year to Tk 65 crore.

Meanwhile, its earnings per share stood at Tk 3.25, up from Tk 2.99 in the previous fiscal year.

CDBL's net asset value per share was Tk 42.18 at the end of the 2024–25 fiscal year, compared to Tk 40.31 at the end of the previous year.