DHAKA, June 11, 2026 (BSS) - Eastern Bank PLC (EBL) has approved a 28 percent 
dividend for the year ended December 31, 2025, at its 34th Annual General 
Meeting (AGM) held today. 

The dividend includes 25 percent cash and 3 percent stock.

With Md. Showkat Ali Chowdhury, chairman of the Board of Directors of EBL in 
the chair, the meeting was attended by Directors Anis Ahmed, Salina Ali, KJS 
Banu, Gazi Md. Shakhawat Hossain, Mufakkharul Islam Khasru, Mahreen Nasir, 
Md. Abdur Rahim, Khondkar Atique-e-Rabbani and Masih Malik Chowdhury, said a 
press release.

EBL Managing Director Hassan O. Rashid, Company Secretary Md. Abdullah Al 
Mamun FCS, external auditors, corporate governance auditors, independent 
scrutinizer, senior executives and a large number of shareholders joined the 
meeting through a digital platform. Shareholders approved all agenda items 
placed before the AGM.

During the meeting, shareholders lauded the Board and Management for EBL's 
resilient financial performance in 2025, adherence to strong corporate 
governance standards and continued commitment to digital transformation, said 
the release.

It added that despite global economic uncertainties and domestic challenges, 
shareholders expressed satisfaction with the bank's performance, the declared 
dividend and EBL's strategic initiatives aimed at ensuring sustainable growth 
and long-term value creation.