32nd AGM of EBL declares 25% dividend for 2023

Eastern Bank PLC. (EBL) has declared a 25% dividend (12.50% cash and 12.50% stock) for the year ended December 31, 2023, following approval by the shareholders at the 32nd Annual General Meeting held on 29 April. The AGM, presided over by Md. Showkat Ali Chowdhury, chairman of the board of

Israel killed 25,000 Palestinian women, children: Pentagon chief

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told lawmakers Thursday that Israel had killed more than 25,000 Palestinian women and children since October, but the Pentagon later clarified he was citing the overall toll from Gaza's Hamas-run health ministry. "It's over 25,000," Austin responded when asked during a House Armed Services Committee hearing