Uttara Bank Limited's profit rose 19.72 per cent year-on-year in the January-March quarter of the current financial year.

Thus, the consolidated earnings per share of the private commercial bank rose to Tk 0.85 in the first quarter from Tk 0.71 in the identical period of 2022, according to the unaudited financial statements.

Uttara Bank clocked a Tk 270.37 crore profit in 2022, up 21.74 per cent from a year earlier.

Its consolidated net operating cash flow per share stood at a negative Tk 4.67 in January-March of 2023, down from a negative Tk 8.32 a year earlier.

The consolidated net asset value per share rose to Tk 32.65 on March 31 this year from Tk 29.54 on the same day last year.