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British American Tobacco Bangladesh

DSE: BATBC

Tobacco · BAT

British American Tobacco Bangladesh is the local subsidiary of the multinational BAT and the dominant cigarette manufacturer in Bangladesh.

Business: Manufacture, marketing and distribution of cigarettes across price segments, plus leaf-tobacco sourcing and processing; the company is among the country's largest single contributors to government revenue through tobacco excise and VAT.

Market data

Market capitalisation

114,966 mn BDT

Paid-up capital

5,400 mn BDT

Outstanding shares

540,000,000

Last price

211.5 BDT

Listed

1977

Market category

A

Source: Dhaka Stock Exchange, fetched 2026-05

Policy exposure

Tobacco taxation and public-health objectives BATBC sits at the center of the tension between maximizing tobacco excise revenue and reducing smoking prevalence; the multi-tier cigarette price structure is a recurring fiscal and health-policy battleground. Source: analysis

Large state ownership stake alongside the multinational parent Government investment bodies hold a meaningful share, creating a conflict between the state as tax collector, health regulator and shareholder in the same tobacco firm. Source: analysis

Leaf tobacco cultivation and land use Contract tobacco farming competes with food crops and raises soil-degradation and deforestation concerns that fall under agriculture and environment policy. Source: analysis