Dhaka, May 4 -- A total of 19 listed banks have failed to declare dividends despite holding board meetings at the end of the fiscal year due to the absence of final approval from Bangladesh Bank on their annual financial reports.

Listed on the capital market, these banks could not finalise their financial reports for the 2024 accounting year, preventing them from preparing unaudited statements for the first quarter of 2025.

As a result, investors remain unaware of the banks' year-end dividends and financial performance.

With over seven months having passed since the last available reports for the third quarter, the latest financial data remain unavailable.

The list includes the country's largest private Islamic Bank - Islami Bank Bang...