LSCL to give 5pc interim cash dividend
Business Desk
The board of directors of Lafarge Surma Cement Limited (LSCL) has declared 5 per cent interim cash dividend for its shareholders for the year that ending on December 31, 2015, out of the provisional net profits of the company for the period that concluded on May 31, 2015.
The company's Record date for entitlement of interim dividend is on July 2, 2015.
The company has also reported consolidated income for the period after tax of Tk 984.03 million, consolidated EPS of Tk 0.85, consolidated NAV per share of Tk 12.26 and consolidated NOCFPS of Tk 0.65 for the period that ended on May 31, 2015.
RLIC board meeting June 18
Rupali Life Insurance Company Limited (RLIC) has organised its board meeting at the company's head office in the city at 3:30pm on June 18, 2015.
The RLIC board members will consider, among others, its audited financial statements for the year that concluded on December 31, 2014 in the meeting.
Buy/sale intention of shares
MBL: Md Anwarul Haque, sponsor/director of Mercantile Bank Limited (MBL), will buy 10,00,000 shares in addition to his holding of 1,49,61,652 shares of the bank at prevailing market price through stock exchange within next 30 working days.
Meanwhile, Mohammad Selim, sponsor/director of the bank, will buy 4,00,000 shares in addition to his holding of its 2,10,20,649 shares at prevailing market price through stock exchange within next 30 working days.
SDL: Parveen Mahmud, director of Shasha Denims Limited (SDL), will buy 2,50,000 shares in addition to her holding of 74,64,420 shares of the company at prevailing market price through stock exchange within next 30 working days.
SAPL: Summit Industrial & Mercantile Corporation (Pvt.) Limited, corporate sponsor of Summit Alliance Port Limited (SAPL), will sell 3,93,591 shares out of its total holding of 49,81,424 shares of the company at prevailing market price (In the Block Market) through stock exchange within next 30 working days.
MBL: Md Mizanur Rahman Chowdhury, sponsor of Mercantile Bank Limited (MBL), will sell 6,50,000 shares out of his total holding of 91,62,995 shares of the bank at prevailing market price (in the Public/Block Market) through stock exchange within next 30 working days.
DSE trading time in Ramadan
The trading of Dhaka Stock Exchange Limited (DSE) will start at 10:30 am and continue until 1:30pm from Sunday to Thursday during the holy month of Ramadan in Hijri 1436, scheduled to begin on June 19. 
The DSE office will remain open from 9:30am to 4:00pm during the month.
MICL re-elects chairman, vice-chairman
The board of directors of Mercantile Insurance Company Limited (MICL) has unanimously re-elected M Kamal Uddin and Abdul Mannan Mazumder as its chairman and vice-chairman respectively.
PBL director sells her shares
Muslima Shireen, sponsor/director of Prime Bank Limited (PBL), has sold 75,00,000 shares of the bank at prevailing market price through stock exchange as announced earlier.     ?SOURCE: DSE/CSE