Islami Bank Securities Limited (IBSL), a subsidiary company of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited, organised its 12th annual general meeting (AGM) Wednesday on a virtual platform. Mohammed Nasir Uddin, chairman of IBSL, presided over the meeting. Read Islami Bank declares 10% cash dividend Major General (Retd) Abdul Matin, vice-chairman, Dr Areef Suleman, director of Economic Research and Institutional Learning at the Islamic Development Bank in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; IBSL directors Mohammad Solaiman, Dr Md Sirajul Karim,  Mohammed Monirul Moula, JQM Habibullah, Taher Ahmed Chowdhury, Mohammad Ali and Md Mostafizur Rahman Siddiquee were also present. Md Jahidul Islam, managing director and chief executive officer of ISBL, Md Refat Hossen, company secretary, and other shareholders of the stock brokerage firm attended the meeting. Read: Biman hopes to launch regular Dhaka-Toronto commercial flights from June

The 38th annual general meeting (AGM) of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited was held Sunday (June 27, 2021) on a virtual platform. The meeting approved a 10% cash dividend for shareholders and the financial statements of the bank for the year ended on December 31 last year. Also read: IBBL Dhaka North Zone holds seminar on Shariah compliance Professor Md Nazmul Hassan, chairman of the bank, presided over the meeting. Mohammed Monirul Moula, managing director and CEO of the bank, Professor Mohammad Gias Uddin Talukdar, chairman of Shariah Supervisory Committee, JQM Habibullah, deputy managing director and company secretary, also joined the meeting along with the shareholders. Also read: IBBL Mymensingh, Rangpur zones host agent banking conference

11th annual general meeting (AGM) of Islami Bank Capital Management Limited (IBCML) was held Tuesday on a virtual platform. The meeting unanimously approved the financial statements of IBCML for the year ended 31 December 2020. Also read: Islami Bank Cumilla, Sylhet, Mymensingh hold business development conference Professor Md Kamal Uddin, director of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited (IBBL) and chair of the board of directors of IBCML, presided over the meeting. The AGM was attended by Md Joynal Abedin, director of Islami Bank and IBCML, Muhammad Qaisar Ali and Md Omar Faruk Khan, additional managing directors of IBBL and directors of IBCML, Md Ashraful Haque, CFO of IBBL and director of IBCML. Also read: Islami Bank Dhaka Central, corporate branches hold business conference Md Mosharraf Hossain, deputy managing director of IBBL, Md Saleh Iqbal, RDS and UPDS Project in-charge of IBBL, Md Altaf Hossain, senior executive vice president of IBBL, Mohammad Abdur Rahim, managing director and CEO of IBCML, and Abu Syed Md Nahid, the company secretary of IBCML, also joined the meeting.

Grameenphone's board of directors Monday approved a 275% cash dividend for 2020 in its annual general meeting (AGM).  The 24th AGM was held through a digital platform following the instructions of the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission and the risk of the virus spreading among the participants of the meeting, the company said in a statement. Grameenphone's board of directors announced a cash dividend of 145% of the paid-up capital or Tk14.5 per share of Tk10 each.  Read GP Explorers 2.0 launched to upskill 357 youths With this cash dividend pay-out, the total cash dividend stands at 275% of the paid-up capital, including the previous 130% interim cash dividend pay-out, amounting to 99.86% of profit after tax for the year 2020. At the meeting, Grameenphone CEO Yasir Azman said: "In 2020, we were agile, innovative and delivered a solid performance by running our operations following contingent ways of work in the face of Covid-19 pandemic and natural calamities while ensuring the safety of our employees and our supply chain partners."  Grameenphone wants to focus on its operational efficiencies and strategies to ensure better coverage and customer-driven initiatives. Also read: Grameenphone announces 15,500 4G towers in country The company has acquired an additional 10.4 MHz spectrum in the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) auction, amounting to a total of 47.4 MHz spectrum.  On top of additional spectrum acquisition, Grameenphone has also celebrated 50 years of Bangladesh on March 26, 2021, by announcing all its 15,500 towers 4G enabled across Bangladesh.  Jorgen C Arentz Rostrup, chair of Grameenphone Board, said: "Our focus for the year ahead will be to ensure Grameenphone's long-term sustainability. We continue to adapt to the challenges of the current Covid-19 reality. The company focuses on ensuring a better network experience, ensuring growth, innovation, modernisation, and stand by society with responsible business conduct."  Read Grameenphone announces 15,500 4G towers in country

The 49th Annual General Meeting of the Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of Bangladesh (ICMAB) was held on Friday, January 1, 2021 at ICMAB Ruhul Quddus Auditorium, ICMAB Bhaban, Nilkhet, Dhaka.

Pantho Rahman (Channel i) and AKM Moinuddin (UNB) have been elected President and General Secretary respectively of the Diplomatic Correspondents Association, Bangladesh (DCAB) for the year 2021.

The much talked about election of Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF), which was postponed on March 27 due to outbreak of deadly Coronavirus in the country, has now been rescheduled for October 3.

The Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Maritime Search and Rescue Society (MSRS), a philanthropic institution, was held at the Army Golf Club in the capital on Monday.