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Bangladesh Finance Capital Appoints New MD & CEO
Bangladesh Finance Capital Appoints Sumit Poddar as New Managing Director and CEO
On Tuesday morning (2 May 2023), Bangladesh Finance Capital, a subsidiary of Bangladesh Finance, announced in a press release that Sumit Poddar has joined as its new Managing Director and CEO. He was granted clearance by the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission prior to assuming his new position.
Sumit Poddar, the newly appointed Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Bangladesh Finance Capital, has an impressive 13-year career in the finance industry. He previously led the structured finance department at Bangladesh Finance and was also the head of corporate advisory at City Bank Capital Limited. Prior to joining Bangladesh Finance Capital, he has worked with other notable organizations such as River Stone Capital Limited, Alliance Financial Services Limited, and Alliance Securities and Management Limited.
Sumit Poddar expressed his pride in becoming the Managing Director and CEO of Bangladesh Finance Capital and stated that he is committed to contributing to the organization’s continued success. With over 13 years of experience in the financial sector, he is a skilled professional with a strong background in providing advisory services to clients on a range of financial transactions, such as mergers and acquisitions, portfolio management, fundraising through initial public offerings (IPOs), financing, and restructuring.
Sumit Poddar has advised clients in various sectors, including technology, telecom, banking, power, real estate, manufacturing, and consumer goods, to achieve their financial goals.
Dhaka Stock Exchange DSE, Bourse on the fourth working day of the week, April 24th, ended with a mixed in Indices and hike in Turnover from the previous working session. This information is known from DSE sources.
602 crore 74 lakh taka shares were traded on this day. 5 crore 18 lakh more tradings were done in DSE today compared to the previous workday, 23rd April , Shares worth Tk 597 crores 56 lakh shares were traded last time, Tuesday.
The benchmark DSEX lost 54.63 points or 5,578 The Shariah-based index DSES dropped 6.16 points or 1,229, and the blue-chip index DS30 increased by 4.24 points or 1,984.
Of the issues traded, 79 advanced, 274 declined and 41 remained unchanged.
ADN Telecom Limited ranked top gainer on DSE, the share price increased by Tk 10.0 paisa or 9.91 percent. On this day, the share was last traded at Tk 110.90 paisa.
Khulna Printing & Packaging Limited ranked top loser on the DSE, the share price dropped by Tk 2.10 paisa or 9.77 percent. On this day, the share was last traded at Tk 19.40 paisa.
DSE topped on trade is Asiatic Laboratories Limited 35 crore 42 lakh takas of company shares have been traded.
A total of 40 companies’ shares were traded in the Block on Dhaka Stock Exchange. A total of 31 lakh 41 thousand 990 shares of the companies were traded. The financial value of which is 16 crore 45 lakh taka
One of the listed companies,Heidelberg Cement Bangladesh Limited discloses its financial reports for the first quarter, (January – March 24).
The company’s earnings per share (EPS) was Tk 6.96 paisa in Q1 of the current financial year (January – March 24). EPS was Tk 6.85 paisa during the same period last year. NAV per share was Tk. 74.16 as of March 31, 2024.
One of the listed companies, Matin Spinning Mills PLC discloses its financial reports for the third quarter, (January – March 24).
The company’s earnings per share (EPS) was Tk 0.98 paisa in Q3 of the current financial year (January – March 24). EPS was Tk 0.11 paisa during the same period last year. NAV per share (with revaluation reserves) was Tk. 57.19 as on March 31, 2024.
