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Exim Bank’s Chairman to transfer shares to his offspring
Exim Bank’s Chairman Nazrul Islam Mazumder and his wife Nasreen Islam are transferring a part of their shares hold by them to their son and daughter, as per a disclosure of the bank in the Dhaka Stock Exchange.
Presently, the couple’s son and daughter are both common shareholders of the bank.
As per the information, Nazrul Islam Majumdar will transfer 78.75 lakh shares out of 6.37 crore shares held by him to his daughter Anika Islam. The shares will be transferred outside the trading system of the stock exchange by 31 October.
Aside, Nasreem Islam will transfer 1.29 crore shares to her son Walid Ibne Islam and 81.57 lakh shares to her daughter Anika Islam out of 5.20 crore shares held by her.
In the first half of 2022, the bank’s consolidated earnings per share (EPS) increased by 31% to Tk1.14.
Last year, it made a profit of Tk215.66 crore and paid a 10% cash dividend to its shareholders.
It was listed on the stock exchanges in 2004. Its paid-up capital is Tk1,475 crore.
Out of the total shares of the bank, its sponsors and directors hold 37.10%, institutional 28.88%, foreign 1.03% and the general shareholders have 32.99%, according to the Dhaka Stock Exchange as on 31 August 2022.
The price of its shares was stuck on the floor price at Tk10.50 each on Tuesday at the DSE.
One of the Listed companies, National Polymer Limited has recommended 10.50% Cash Dividend for the year ended June 30, 2024.
It has reported Consolidated EPS of Tk 2.27 paisa, and Consolidated NAV per share of Tk 30.63 for the year ended March 31, 2024.
The Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the company will be held on December 18, through the digital platform. The record date for this has been fixed at October 22.
The Company also discloses its financial reports for the second quarter, (April – June 24).
As per the company’s consolidated life revenue account for April to June 2024, the excess of total income over total expenses, including claims (surplus), stood at Tk 1,394.24 million. This marks a significant increase from the surplus of Tk 823.68 million during the same period in 2023.
For the first half of 2024, from January to June, the company reported a surplus of Tk 2,177.57 million, compared to Tk 1,290.39 million in the corresponding period of the previous year.
Additionally, the Life Insurance Fund balance as of June 30, 2024, reached Tk 55,188.62 million, showing a net increase of Tk 5,892.25 million from Tk 49,296.37 million on June 30, 2023.
One of the Listed companies, Beacon Pharmaceuticals PLC has recommended 20% Cash dividend and 10% Cash Dividend to Sponsor Shareholder and Directors for the year ended June 30, 2024.
It has reported EPS of Tk 2.26 paisa, and NAV per share of Tk. 26.37 for the year ended June 30, 2024.
The Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the company will be held on December 23, through the digital platform. The record date for this has been fixed at October 27.
The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) has removed three audit firms from its panel for their failure to secure enlistment with the Financial Reporting Council (FRC), according to a notice issued today.
The firms—A Hoque & Company, FAMES & R, and SK Barua & Company Chartered Accountants—were delisted following the FRC’s request. In December last year, the FRC published a list of enlisted audit firms and subsequently, in February, requested the BSEC to remove any firms that were not included on that list.
BSEC regulations mandate that financial statements signed by auditors outside its approved panel will not be accepted. With the removal of these three firms, the total number of audit firms on the BSEC panel has been reduced from 48 to 45.
Sources from the FRC revealed that 15-20 audit firms failed to secure enlistment last year, and approximately 45 chartered accountants are currently under restrictions imposed by the Institute of Chartered Accountants.
Although the delisted firms can no longer audit issuer companies or listed securities, they are allowed to complete audit and assurance services that were initiated before their removal, the BSEC clarified.
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