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Bangladesh Bank is the Central Bank of Bangladesh and the chief regulatory authority in the sector. The banking system is composed of four state-owned commercial banks, five specialized development banks, thirty private commercial Banks and nine foreign commercial banks. The Nobel-prize winning Grameen Bank is a specialized micro-finance institution, which revolutionized the concept of micro-credit and contributed greatly towards poverty reduction and the empowerment of women in Bangladesh.
Nationalized Commercial Bank of Bangladesh:
The commercial banking system dominates Bangladesh's financial sector. Contents |
Central Bank
Pursuant to Bangladesh Bank Order, 1972 the Government of Bangladesh reorganized the Dhaka branch of the State Bank of Pakistan as the central bank of the country, and named it Bangladesh Bank with retrospective effect from 16 December 1971.State-owned Commercial Banks
The banking system of Bangladesh is dominated by the 4 Nationalized Commercial Banks In which 3 is totally controlled by government and 1 (Rupali Bank) bank is controlled by both government and private sector., which together controlled more than 54% of deposits and operated 3388 branches (54% of the total) as of December 31, 2004.[1] The nationalized commercial banks are:Nationalized Commercial Bank of Bangladesh:
Private Commercial Banks
Private banks are the highest growth sector due to the dismal performances of government banks (above). They tend to offer better service and products. Now 31 private commercial banks are operating in Bangladesh. Here is the list -- United Commercial Bank Limited
- Mutual Trust Bank Limited
- BRAC Bank Limited
- Eastern Bank Limited
- Dutch Bangla Bank Limited
- Dhaka Bank Limited
- Islami Bank Bangladesh Ltd
- Uttara Bank Limited
- Pubali Bank Limited
- IFIC Bank Limited
- National Bank Limited
- The City Bank Limited
- NCC Bank Limited
- Mercantile Bank Limited
- Prime Bank Limited
- Southeast Bank Limited
- Al-Arafah Islami Bank Limited
- Social Islami Bank Limited
- Standard Bank Limited
- One Bank Limited
- Exim Bank Limited
- Bangladesh Commerce Bank Limited
- First Security Islami Bank Limited
- The Premier Bank Limited
- Bank Asia Limited
- Trust Bank Limited
- Shahjalal Islami Bank Limited
- Jamuna Bank Limited
- ICB Islamic Bank
- AB Bank
Foreign Commercial Banks
10 Foreign Commercial Banks are operating in Bangladesh. These are -- Citibank
- HSBC
- Standard Chartered Bank
- Commercial Bank of Ceylon
- State Bank of India
- Habib Bank Limited
- National Bank of Pakistan
- Woori Bank
- Bank Alfalah
- ICICI Bank
Specialized Development Banks
Out of the specialized banks, two (Bangladesh Krishi Bank and Rajshahi Krishi Unnayan Bank- only for the development of the agriculture of the north Bengal of Bangladesh) were created to meet the credit needs of the agricultural sector while the other two ( Bangladesh Shilpa Bank (BSB) & Bangladesh Shilpa Rin Sangtha (BSRS) are for extending term loans to the industrial sector.[1] The Specialized banks are:- Karmasangsthan Bank
- Bangladesh Krishi Bank
- Rajshahi Krishi Unnayan Bank
- Progoti Co-operative Landmortgage Bank Limited (Progoti BanK)
- Grameen Bank
- Bangladesh Development Bank Ltd
- Bangladesh Somobay Bank Limited(Cooperative Bank)
- Ansar VDP Unnyan Bank
- BASIC Bank Limited (Bangladesh Small Industries and Commerce Bank Limited