Thursday, March 7, 2013

Banks in Bangladesh


List and Address of Banks in Bangladesh

Bangladesh Bank (http://www.bangladesh-bank.org/)- the Central Bank of Bangladesh and the main regulatory authority in banking sector. The banking system is collected of 4 state-owned commercial banks, 5 specialized development banks,  more than 30 private commercial Banks and 9 foreign commercial banks.

Grameen Bank (http://www.grameen-info.org/ ) - a specialized micro-finance institution which win the Nobel Peace Prize award divided two equal parts with its founder Dr. Muhammad Yunus at 2006 for efforts to create economic and social development from below.

Public Banks

Agrani Bank Limited
Head Office 9D, Dilkusha C/A, Motijheel, Dhaka 1000
Phone: 02-9551569, 9554497, 9561556, 9553064
Fax: 880-02-9566153-54
Email: agrani@agranibank.org, info@agranibank.org

Bangladesh Development Bank Limited
Head Office 8, Rajuk Avenue, Dhaka-1000, Bangladesh
Phone: (+8802)9563476
Fax: +88-02-9562061

Janata Bank Limited
Head Office 29, Dilkusha Commercial Area, Dhaka-1000. Bangladesh.
Phone: +880-2-9558423
Fax: +880-2-9564644

Bangladesh Krishi Bank
Head Office Krishi Bank Bhaban, 83-85 Motijheel Commercial Area, Dhaka - 1000, Bangladesh
Phone: (+88 02) 956 0021
Fax: (+88 02) 956 1211, (+88 02) 955 6903, (+88 02) 955 3028
Email: info@krishibank.org.bd

Pubali Bank Limited
Head Office 26, Dilkusha Commercial Area, Dhaka - 1000, Bangladesh.
Phone: +880-2-9551614 EXT.-278, 322
Fax: +880-2-9564009.

Rupali Bank Limited
Head Office 34, Dilkusha Commercial Area, Dhaka-1000, Bangladesh.
Phone: +880-2-9551624-25, 9554122, 9552163, 9552183, 9552184, 9551840, 9552214, 9552301, 9551525, 9552743, 9552746, 9551471, 9555093-4 (PABX)
Fax: +880-2-95694089

Sonali Bank Limited
Head Office 35-42,44 Motijheel Commercial Area,
Dhaka-1000, Bangladesh.
Phone: +880-2-9550426-31, 33, 34, 9552924 (Pabx)
Fax: +880-2-9561410, 9552007

Private commercial banks

Private Banks are the highest growth sector due to the dismal performances of Public banks.
The offer and service of private banks are better than public banks in this country.

AB Bank
Al-Arafah Islami Bank Limited
Bangladesh Commerce Bank Limited
Bank Asia Limited
BRAC Bank Limited
Dhaka Bank Limited
Dutch-Bangla Bank Limited
Eastern Bank Limited
Exim Bank Limited
Exim bank Ltd.
First Security Islami Bank Limited
ICB Islamic Bank
IFIC Bank Limited
Islami Bank Bangladesh Ltd
Jamuna Bank Limited
Mercantile Bank Limited, Bangladesh
Mutual Trust Bank Limited
National Bank Limited
NCC Bank Limited
One Bank Limited
Prime Bank Limited
Pubali Bank Limited
Shahjalal Islami Bank Limited
Social Islami Bank Limited
Southeast Bank Limited
Standard Bank Limited
The City Bank Limited
The Premier Bank Limited
There are 7 Islami Commercial Banks:
Trust Bank Limited
United Commercial Bank Limited
Uttara Bank Limited

Upcoming Private Banks
Meghna Bank
NRB Bank
NRB Commercial Bank
South Bangla Agriculture and Commerce Bank
Union Bank

Foreign commercial banks

Citibank
HSBC
Standard Chartered Bank
Commercial Bank of Ceylon
State Bank of India
Habib Bank Limited
National Bank of Pakistan
Woori Bank
Bank Alfalah

Specialized development banks (SDBs)

Four specialized banks which were established for specific objectives like industrial or agricultural development are now operating.
Bangladesh Krishi Bank
Bangladesh Development Bank Ltd
BASIC Bank Limited (Bangladesh Small Industries and Commerce Bank Limited)
Rajshahi Krishi Unnayan Bank

Non-financial Banking Institutions

Agrani SME Fianance Co. Ltd.
Bangladesh Finance & Investment Co. Ltd.
Bangladesh Industrial Finance Company Limited (BIFC)
Bay Leasing & Investment Limited
Delta Brac Housing Finance Corporation Ltd. (DBH)
Fareast Finance & Investment Limited
FAS Finance & Investment Limited
First Lease Finance & Investment Ltd.
GSP Finance Company (Bangladesh) Limited (GSPB)
Hajj Finance Company Limited
IDLC Finance Limited
Industrial and Infrastructure Development Finance Company (IIDFC) Limited
Industrial Promotion and Development Company of Bangladesh Limited(IPDC)
Infrastructure Development Company Limited (IDCOL)
International Leasing and Financial Services Limited
Islamic Finance and Investment Limited
LankaBangla Finance Ltd.
MIDAS Financing Ltd. (MFL)
National Finance Ltd
National Housing Finance and Investments Limited
People's Leasing and Financial Services Ltd
Phoenix Finance and Investments Limited
Premier Leasing & Finance Limited
Prime Finance & Investment Ltd
Reliance Finance Limited
Saudi-Bangladesh Industrial & Agricultural Investment Company Limited (SABINCO)
The UAE-Bangladesh Investment Co. Ltd
Union Capital Limited
United Leasing Company Limited (ULCL)
Uttara Finance and Investments Limited