Dhaka, March 7 -- British American Tobacco (BAT), the country's largest tobacco company, is paying only 30 percent cash dividends to shareholders after a collapse in profits.

This means shareholders will receive a dividend of Tk 3 for each share, which is the lowest payout in the company's history.

The company's board of directors set the dividends for the accounting year ending Dec 31, 2025, according to information disclosed on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) on Tuesday.

Previously BAT had paid dividends of 300 percent in 2024, 100 percent in 2023, 200 percent in 2022, 275 percent in 2021, and 600 percent and 200 percent in bonus shares in 2020.

The company's annual general meeting (AGM) will be held on Apr 30 to approve the dividend...