Eastern Bank Limited (EBL) has announced 25 pc dividend for the year ended on December 31, 2022, a press release said on Thursday. 12.50 per cent of the declared dividend to be given as cash and rest 12.50 per cent as stock. Shareholders of EBL approved the dividend at the 31st Annual General Meeting of the bank held today through digital platform.
Md. Showkat Ali Chowdhury, chairman of the board of directors of EBL presided over the AGM and was attended by the directors- M. Ghaziul Haque, Mir Nasir Hossain, Salina Ali, Mufakkharul Islam Khasru, Gazi Md. Shakhawat Hossain, K. J. S. Banu, Zara Namreen, Ashiq Imran, Dr. Toufic Ahmad Choudhury, Ruslan Nasir, and Barrister K. M. Tanjib-ul Alam.
Ali Reza Iftekhar, Managing Director and CEO, and Md. Abdullah Al Mamun FCS, Company Secretary, EBL along with other senior officials of the bank and a large number of shareholders joined the meeting online. The shareholders approved all the agenda placed at the AGM.