News Briefs (2022-08-12)

Disbursement of dividend
AB Bank Limited: The bank disbursed the cash dividend for the year ended on December 31, 2021 to the respective shareholders.
Desh General Insurance Company Limited: The company informed that it has disbursed the cash dividend for the year ended December 31, 2021 to the respective shareholders.
Social Islami Bank Limited: The company informed that it has credited the bonus shares for the year ended December 31, 2021 to the respective shareholders' BO accounts. It has also disbursed the cash dividend to the respective shareholders and sale proceeds of all fractional dividends have also disbursed to the beneficiary shareholders with their cash dividend for the year ended December 31, 2021.
Bangladesh Autocars Ltd: The company informed that it has disbursed the cash dividend for the year ended June 30, 2021 to the respective shareholders.
Board meeting
Fareast Finance & Investment Limited: A board meeting of the company will be held on August 21, 2022 at 3:00 PM to consider, among others, audited financial statements of the company for the year ended December 31, 2020.
Spot trading
Rupali Life: Trading of the shares of Rupali Life Insurance Company Ltd will be allowed only in the spot market from August 14, 2022 to August 16, 2022 as the record date of the company is on August 17, 2022.
Credit rating
Bangladesh General Insurance Company Ltd: ARGUS Credit Rating Services Limited (ACRSL) announced the CPA (Claim Paying Ability) rating of the company as "AA+" for long term and "ST-2" for short term in consideration of financials of the company up to December 31, 2021 (audited); Q2FY22 (unaudited) and other relevant quantitative as well as qualitative information up to the date of rating declaration.
Resumption of trading
LafargeHolcim Bangladesh Limited: Trading of the shares of the company will resume on August 14, 2022 after record date.
Libra Infusions Limited: Trading of the shares of the company will resume on August 14, 2022 after record date.
Confirmation of share transfer
Al-Arafah Islami Bank Ltd: Mr. Mohammed Haroon, one of the sponsors of the company, informed that he has completed his transfer of 1,59,83,000 shares of the company to his son Anwar Hossain (general shareholder of the company), by way of gift outside the trading system of the exchange as per declaration disseminated on 07.08.2022.
— DSE/CSE Online