Bata shareholders approve 248% cash dividend for 2025
Bata Shoe Company (Bangladesh) Limited shareholders have approved a 248% cash dividend for 2025, comprising a 143% interim dividend already paid and a 105% final dividend for the last quarter of the year.
The approval came at the company's 54th annual general meeting (AGM), held virtually today (30 June) and chaired by Shaibal Sinha. Shareholders also approved the audited financial statements for 2025.
According to a press release, Bata posted a turnover of Tk916 crore in 2025, demonstrating resilience despite macroeconomic volatility, political uncertainty and global geopolitical pressures.
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Managing Director Faria Yasmin, Director Clifford Gary Reuter, Independent Directors Farzanah Chowdhury and Reazul Haque Chowdhury, Finance Director Elias Ahmed and Company Secretary Riajur Reza Md Faisal attended the meeting.
Concluding the AGM, Chairman Shaibal Sinha thanked shareholders, customers, suppliers, employees and the government for their continued support.
Bata has been operating in Bangladesh since 1962 and runs two manufacturing facilities in Tongi and Dhamrai with a combined daily production capacity of around 160,000 pairs of shoes. The company sells about three crore pairs of shoes annually.
The Bangladesh operation is a subsidiary of Bafin (Nederland) BV of the Netherlands, which holds a 70% stake and is part of the global Bata Shoe Organisation that oversees the brand's international business.
