Dhaka, April 30 -- Eastern Bank PLC (EBL) declared a 25 per cent dividend (12.50 per cent cash and 12.50 per cent stock) for the year ended on December 31, 2023, following the approval by the shareholders at the 32nd Annual General Meeting held Monday (29th April), according to a media statement.

The AGM, presided over by Md Showkat Ali Chowdhury, chairman of the board of directors of the company, was attended by directors Mir Nasir Hossain, Salina Ali, Anis Ahmed, Mufakkharul Islam Khasru, Gazi Md. Shakhawat Hossain, KJS Banu, Zara Namreen, Dr Toufic Ahmad Choudhury, Ruslan Nasir, Barrister KM Tanjib-ul Alam, and Khondkar Atique-e-Rabbani FCA.

Ali Reza Iftekhar, managing director, and Md Abdullah Al Mamun FCS, company secretary, along ...