Zainul Haque Sikder, Chairman of National Bank, presides over a meeting at Radisson Blu Water Garden Hotel in Dhaka on Sunday.

National Bank Limited (NBL) approved 6 percent cash dividend for its shareholders for the year ended on 31st December, 2012.

The approval came at the 30th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the bank at Grand Ball Room at Radisson Blu Water Garden Hotel in Dhaka on Sunday, said a press release.

Zainul Haque Sikder, Chairman of the bank, presided over the meeting while AKM Shafiqur Rahman, Deputy Managing Director of the bank conducted the meeting.

Md Badiul Alam, Additional Managing Director, Shamsul Huda Khan, Nazib Uddin Bhuiyan, ASM Bulbul, Abdul Hamid Mia, Deputy Managing Directors, executives and officers of the bank, attended the AGM.

Monowara Sikder, Parveen Haque Sikder, Rick Haque Sikder, Ron Haque Sikder and Mabroor Hossain, Directors, Md Anwar Hussain, Independent Director, Neaz Ahmed, Managing Director & CEO of the Bank, Shafiq Ullah Khan, Secretary of the board, Dipu Haque Sikder, Additional Managing Director of the bank attended the meeting as special guests.

In his inaugural speech, Zainul Haque said, “NBL has achieved a remarkable success in the year 2012 because of timely implementation of policy directives of board of directors, good advices of shareholders and concerted efforts of bank’s employees of all level.”