Highlights
- BSC earned a record profit of Tk 306 crore in 2024-25.
- Proposed 25% cash dividend, same as last year.
- Total income was Tk 798 crore; expenditure Tk 416 crore.
- Bought two bulk carriers for Tk 936 crore; more ships planned.
- Income rose by Tk 200 crore despite only five vessels.
The Bangladesh Shipping Corporation (BSC) has reported a record net profit of Tk 306 crore for the 2024-25 fiscal year, the highest in its 54-year history.
The state-owned shipping firm has also proposed a 25 percent cash dividend for its shareholders, sustaining the same rate as last year. Shipping Adviser Brig Gen (retd) M Sakhawat Hussain announced this today at the corporation’s 48th annual general meeting in Chattogram.
he said :
“In the fiscal year 2024-25, BSC’s total income stood at around Tk 798 crore, while total expenditure amounted to Tk 416 crore,”
He added that the corporation would use the surplus funds to purchase another vessel.
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BSC purchased two bulk carriers this year at a cost of Tk 936 crore, for the first time using its own funds.
He said :
“A foreign charterer has already hired one of the two bulk carriers, while BSC will take delivery of the other in January.”
The adviser added,
“Apart from these two vessels, the government has progressed with plans to procure three more ships—one using BSC’s funds and two tankers with government loan assistance.”
He said :
“The government has offered loans for the two tankers at a minimum interest rate.”
He expressed hope that contracts for the three ships would be signed very soon.
The adviser also said that the process was underway to procure four more vessels for BSC from China under a government-to-government arrangement with Chinese financial assistance.
BSC Managing Director Mahmudul Malek said,
“In the 2023-24 fiscal year, the corporation’s income stood at Tk 596 crore, while net profit amounted to Tk 249 crore.”
He added that,
“BSC’s income increased by about Tk 200 crore from the previous fiscal year, despite operating with only five ocean-going vessels.”
source : the daily star
