Written by The Banking Post
Islami Bank Bangladesh has reported an 81 percent year-on-year drop in consolidated net profit for the first half of 2025, as rising deposit costs squeezed earnings.
The bank posted a net profit of Tk 67.40 crore during January–June, compared with Tk 356.92 crore in the same period last year, according to its disclosure to the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) on Monday.
Earnings per share (EPS) also fell sharply to Tk 0.42 at the end of June, from Tk 2.22 a year earlier.
The steep decline comes after the country’s largest private commercial bank failed to recommend any dividend for 2024, citing provision shortfalls against classified loans.
