ICSB honours 44 companies for corporate governance excellence

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The award ceremony, held at the Pan Pacific Sonargaon in Dhaka on November 12, recognised companies for their corporate governance practices in 2025 in compliance with the Corporate Governance Codes of the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) and relevant regulatory frameworks

The Institute of Chartered Secretaries of Bangladesh (ICSB) honoured 44 listed companies across 14 categories at the 13th ICSB National Award for Corporate Governance Excellence, 2025.

The award ceremony, held at the Pan Pacific Sonargaon in Dhaka on November 12, recognised companies for their corporate governance practices in 2025 in compliance with the Corporate Governance Codes of the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) and relevant regulatory frameworks. The theme was “Promoting Governing Excellence”.

Khandakar Abdul Muktadir, minister of commerce, textiles and jute, and industries, attended the ceremony as the chief guest, according to a press release.

Hafiz Ahmed Chowdhury, secretary of the Legislative and Parliamentary Affairs Division under the Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs, Sharf Uddin Ahmed Choudhury, secretary of the Ministry of Commerce, and Masud Khan, chairman of the BSEC, attended as special guests.

Mohammad Shahajahan, president of ICSB, presided over the ceremony, while Md Abdullah Al Mamun, chairman of the Corporate Governance Committee of ICSB, presented an overview of the Corporate Governance Awarding Charter.

The winning companies, listed on the Dhaka Stock Exchange and Chittagong Stock Exchange, received gold, silver and bronze trophies. The chief guest and special guests handed over the trophies and certificates.

BRAC Bank and Eastern Bank jointly won gold in the General Banking Companies category, while City Bank secured silver and Pubali Bank bronze.

Shahjalal Islami Bank won gold in the Islamic Banking Companies category.

IDLC Finance won gold in the Finance Companies category, while DBH Finance secured silver and IPDC Finance bronze.

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