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Over 12 yrs, No Dividends Paid by Zafrullah’s Tulip Diary
Dhaka Stock Exchange, Over the Counter (OTC), Tulip Diary & Food Products Limited has been cheating the investors for over 12 years.
The company has registered its name on DSE 30 years ago. But from the past 12 years, the company is not paying any dividends to its shareholders. Gonoshasthaya Nagar Hospital Trustee Dr. Zafrullah Chowdhury’s company is Tulip Diary. The given address of the company are the same as the Tulip Diary, this information is affirmed from their related sources.
The employee of the Gonoshasthaya Nagar Hospital told that for long time Dr. Zafrullah’s Tulip Diary office was here. Recently the office of the company has been shifted to the address of Gonoshasthayanagar Hospital in Savar. Sandhya Roy is the current chairman of the company.
Regarding this issue, Sandhya Roy told Orthosongbad, the office is located in Savar. But the firm is closed from the last 12 years, as Orthosongbad asks before closing the firm, were they declare any dividends, she replied that ‘maybe before it declares slight diivdends and I am not so sure’. Regarding another question, Roy said Tulip Diary will leave DSE future soon, and give back the invest to the investors.
An anonymous person from Tulip Diary said that the previous board of directors had looted the company. The company is trying to stand back around after the chairman and other posts were reshuffled. arriving at the office of Tulip Dairy, it was seen that the company’s activities are going on. But the company’s production has been stopped – claimed by the employee.
From another question, if Dr. Zafrullah still the owner of Tulip Diary, another anonymous employee replied, he is not in direct ownership of the company, since Tulip Dairy is a subsidiary of Gonoshasthayanagar Hospital, he is indirectly in ownership.
It is known from 1990 Tulip Diary was registered on DSE and the company share price was last traded 28 taka. And when the last time they declared dividends, there is no trace of it on the DSE website. Even the chairman of the company does not know about it.
According to DSE sources, the paid-up capital of Tulip Dairy and Foods Products Limited is Tk 2 crore 39 lakh. The total number of shares of the company is 2 lakh 39 thousand. About half of these are ordinary investors.
In 2018, it earned Tk 3.82 paisa. This was known from DSE Website. The company earned over 9 lakh taka that year. However, Tulip Dairy and Foods Products has not paid any dividends to the investors. Apart from the 2018 data, there is no data on the company’s earnings on DSE.
In 1990, no data has been found that it has paid dividends to investors since its listing on DSE. While common investors have 49.17pc shares in the company. The remaining 50.83pc shares are held by the founders and directors of Tulip Dairy and Foods Products. Ordinary investors, who own about half of the company’s shares, have been deprived for ages. Tulip Dairy, which has deprived investors for a long time, is now looking to exit the DSE.
Dhaka Stock Market DSE, Bourse on the last working day of the week, 12th September, ended with a mixed performance in Indices and hike in Turnover from the previous working session. This information is known from DSE sources.
733 crore 39 lakh taka shares were traded on this day. 108 crore 23 lakh more tradings were done in DSE today compared to the previous workday, 11th September, Shares worth Tk 625 crores 15 lakh shares were traded last time, Wednesday.
The benchmark DSEX added 12.55 points or 5,726 The Shariah-based index DSES gained 4.76 points or 1,245 and the blue-chip index DS30 decreased by 7.05 points or 2,100.
Of the issues traded, 158 advanced, 181 declined and 58 remained unchanged.
Paper Processing & Packaging Limited ranked top gainer on DSE, the share price increased by Tk 12.80 paisa or 9.98 percent. On this day, the share was last traded at Tk 141.00 paisa.
Confidence Cement PLC ranked top loser on the DSE, the share price dropped by Tk -5.00 paisa or 6.82 percent. On this day, the share was last traded at Tk 68.30 paisa.
DSE topped on trade is Linde Bangladesh Limited 61 crore 65 lakh takas of company shares have been traded.
A total of 31 companies’ shares were traded in the Block on Dhaka Stock Exchange. A total of 41 lakh 19 thousand 413 shares of the companies were traded. The financial value of which is 54 crore 78 lakh taka.
The Financial Institutions Division (FID) under the Ministry of Finance has decided to terminate ATM Tariquzzaman from his role as commissioner at the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC). According to an official FID order issued on Wednesday (11 September), he will receive a three-month notice before his dismissal, with his tenure ending on 10 December.
Tariquzzaman had only been appointed as BSEC commissioner on 8 May, following his resignation as Executive Director of the commission. In September 2023, he briefly served as Managing Director of Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) before stepping down to take the BSEC role.
The development comes in the wake of the fall of the Hasina-led government on 5 August, after which BSEC Chairman Shibli Rubayat Ul Islam, along with Commissioners Shaikh Shamsuddin Ahmed and Rubana Islam, resigned. However, Tariquzzaman and fellow Commissioner Mohsin Chowdhury chose not to relinquish their positions.
In response, the interim government appointed Khondoker Rashed Maqsood as BSEC chairman, with Ali Akbar and Farzana Lalarukh joining as commissioners.
The political transition also triggered upheaval in the Dhaka Stock Exchange. According to BSEC and DSE sources, seven independent directors of the DSE resigned following the fall of the previous government, creating legal complications for the commission in selecting replacements. The BSEC disregarded the DSE’s recommendations and on 1 September appointed independent directors unilaterally, sparking discontent among DSE shareholders who viewed the decision as arbitrary.
Sources indicated that ATM Tariquzzaman had played a significant role in BSEC’s decision-making, which included appointing independent directors KAM Majedur Rahman, Helal Uddin, and Nahid Hossain—all of whom faced allegations of conflicts of interest. Majedur and Helal were accused of having ties to brokerage houses, while Nahid Hossain, as Additional Secretary of the Financial Institutions Division, was deemed ineligible under the law to serve as an independent director. Majedur Rahman has since refused the position.
The DSE Brokers Association expressed concerns in a letter dated 5 September, accusing the BSEC of making “anti-investor, non-transparent, and self-serving” decisions, leading to instability in the capital market. The association called for a revision of the selection process for appointing independent directors, urging the invocation of Clause 24 of the Demutualisation Act 2013 to form a Nomination and Remuneration Committee with four elected DSE directors to recommend candidates for BSEC’s approval.
Dhaka Stock Market DSE, Bourse on the fourth working day of the week, 11th September, ended with a mixed performance in Indices and hike in Turnover from the previous working session. This information is known from DSE sources.
625 crore 15 lakh taka shares were traded on this day. 62 crore 43 lakh more tradings were done in DSE today compared to the previous workday, 10th September, Shares worth Tk 562 crores 72 lakh shares were traded last time, Wednesday.
The benchmark DSEX added 11.12 points or 5,713 The Shariah-based index DSES gained 5.56 points or 1,240 and the blue-chip index DS30 decreased by 6.92 points or 2,107.
Of the issues traded, 64 advanced, 289 declined and 44 remained unchanged.
Shinepukur Ceramics Limited ranked top gainer on DSE, the share price increased by Tk 1.60 paisa or 10.00 percent. On this day, the share was last traded at Tk 17.60 paisa.
Prime Textile Spinning Mills Limited ranked top loser on the DSE, the share price dropped by Tk 1.50 paisa or 9.32 percent. On this day, the share was last traded at Tk 14.80 paisa.
DSE topped on trade is Agni Systems Limited 32 crore takas of company shares have been traded.
A total of 33 companies’ shares were traded in the Block on Dhaka Stock Exchange. A total of 1 crore 10 lakh 62 thousand 781 shares of the companies were traded. The financial value of which is 36 crore 38 lakh taka.
