Standard Bank holds AGM

The 23rd Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Standard Bank Limited was held through videoconferencing on Thursday, says a press release.
Kazi Akram Uddin Ahmed, the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the bank, presided over the meeting.
Vice Chairman Ferdous Ali Khan; Directors Kamal Mostafa Chowdhury, Ashok Kumar Saha, Ferozur Rahman, Md Manjur Alam, SAM Hossain, Mohammed Abdul Aziz, Mohammed Shamsul Alam, Md Zahedul Hoque, Gulzar Ahmed, Mohd. Yousuf Chowdhury, Kazi Khurram Ahmed, AKM Abdul Alim, Md Abul Hossain, Independent Directors Najmul Huq Chaudhury and Golam Hafiz Ahmed; Managing Director & CEO Khondoker Rashed Maqsood; Additional Managing Director Md Touhidul Alam Khan; Deputy Managing Director Mohammad Rafiqul Islam; Deputy Managing Director M Latif Hasan; Head of Business Development and SBL Shariah Secretariat Md. Mohan Mia; Shafiqul Islam FCA, Partner of the bank's External Auditor M/s Shafiq Basak & Co.; Independent Scrutinizer Iqbal Hossain FCA and shareholders joined the meeting on a virtual platform.
Acting Company Secretary of the bank Md Ali Reza conducted the AGM.
Chairman Kazi Akram Uddin Ahmed briefly presented the business indicators of the bank and the Directors' Report for the year 2021.
He thanked all participants, including the shareholders of the bank, for their active participation and sincere cooperation as well as expressed his gratitude towards the regulatory bodies.
He called on all the officers and staff of the bank to work towards increasing the profit of the bank and paying attractive dividends in the future.
Managing Director & CEO Khondoker Rashed Maqsood delivered the welcome speech at the outset of the meeting.
The shareholders approved all the agendas, including 3 per cent stock and 3 per cent cash dividend for the year 2021.