Dhaka Bank declares 10% cash dividend for 2025

Dhaka Bank PLC has declared a 10 percent cash dividend for the financial year that ended on December 31, 2025.

The declaration was made at the bank’s 31st Annual General Meeting (AGM), which was held virtually recently, according to a press release.

Abdul Hai Sarker, chairman of the bank, presided over the meeting.

ATM Hayatuzzaman Khan, founder vice-chairman and director of the bank; Reshadur Rahman, Afroza Abbas, Roksana Zaman, Monoara Khandaker, Asif Hanif, Md Amir Ullah, Aman Ullah Sarker, Tahidul Hossain Chowdhury, Abdullah Al Ahsan, Mirza Yasser Abbas, Jashim Uddin, Altaf Hossain Sarker and Manoara Khandaker, directors; Khandaker Jamil Uddin, sponsor; and Bilkis Ara Begum and Feroz Ahmed, independent directors, joined the AGM.

Addressing the programme, Osman Ershad Faiz, managing director and CEO, reaffirmed the bank’s long-term vision and unwavering commitment to excellence, emphasizing its aspiration to become a world-class financial institution rooted in strong governance, operational discipline, digital transformation, and a people-centric culture.

“Our ambition is to be the bank that Bangladesh is proud to call its own -- with the governance, the discipline, and the human quality of the best institutions in the world. That is not a statement about where we are. It is a commitment about where we are going,” he said.

A large number of shareholders from across the country also participated in the AGM virtually.

They reviewed and discussed the audited financial statements for 2025 and shared valuable feedback and observations on the bank’s financial performance, corporate governance practices, and overall business activities.

Md Shahjahan Miah, company secretary, and Sahabub Alam Khan, senior executive vice-president and chief financial officer, also attended the event.