Dutch-Bangla approves 30pc dividend for 2025

Dutch-Bangla Bank PLC has approved a 30per cent dividend – 25per cent cash and 5per cent stock – for the year ended 31 December, 2025.

The approval came at the bank’s 30th Annual General Meeting, held virtually at 11am on 16 June, 2026.

The AGM was chaired by Sadia Rayen Ahmed, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the bank.

The audited financial statements of the bank for the year ended 31 December, 2025, were placed before the shareholders and approved at the meeting.

Shareholders also made observations and suggestions on the performance of the bank.

The bank’s total assets stood at Tk81,779.76 crore as of 31 December, 2025, compared with Tk67,987.55 crore in 2024, registering 20.3per cent growth.

Loans and advances stood at Tk45,050.38 crore at the end of 2025, up 5.1per cent from Tk42,868.94 crore at the end of 2024.

Deposits increased by Tk10,018.55 crore to Tk62,205.78 crore in 2025 from Tk52,187.25 crore at the end of 2024, showing 19.2per cent growth.

In 2025, the bank’s profit before tax stood at Tk1,591.16 crore, while profit after tax stood at Tk964.77 crore.

Earnings per share stood at Tk9.98, while the capital to risk-weighted assets ratio under Basel III stood at 17.1per cent at the end of 2025, against Bangladesh Bank’s minimum requirement of 12.50per cent.