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Bangladesh Bank is the central bank of Bangladesh and the chief regulatory authority in the banking sector. According to the 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 ...
Bangladesh Bank removed Nazrul Islam Majumdar from the post of director and chairman of Exim Bank after the change of government on 05-AUG-2024. As a result, he lost the chairmanship of BAB Association's meeting held on 09-SEP-2024 at 11:30am, Mr. Abdul Hai Sarker , chairman of the Dhaka Bank Limited has unanimously elected as Chairman of the BAB.
Offshore Banking Operation (OBO) was first introduced by Bangladesh Bank in 1985 through a circular for allowing active foreign financing at Export Processing Zones (EPZs). Banks operated the services with Bangladesh Bank approval without any separate law for an offshore banking system until the enactment of the Offshore Banking Act, 2024.
On 5 June 2024, the Bangladesh High Court issued a verdict that canceled the government notification, declaring it illegal, thus restoring the quota in Bangladesh Civil Service recruitment. [10] A descendant of a freedom fighter and six others appealed the verdict in 2021 to challenge the government order canceling the quota system. [ 11 ]
It was established by Vanik Incorporation Limited of Sri Lanka with Bangladesh partners. [8] Sampath Bank and Chinkara Capital (Singapore) Pte Ltd were partners in the venture as well. [8] In September 2007, Bangladesh Bank warned One Bank Limited for hiring a former managing director of the bank as a consultant violating banking rules. [9]
Bangladesh Finance and Investment Company Limited, also known as BD Finance or Bangladesh Finance Limited, is a non-bank financial institution in Bangladesh. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Manwar Hossain is the chairman Bangladesh Finance and Investment Company Limited and Md Kyser Hamid is the CEO and managing director.
In February 2005, the chairman of the bank, Abu Zafar Chowdhury, defended the bank from Bangladesh Bank which questioned the use of bank in the name of Dhaka Mercantile Co-Operative Bank Limited. [6] On 11 July 2007, Group Captain Abu Zafar Chowdhury was re-elected chairman of Dhaka Mercantile Co-Operative Bank Limited. [7]
The government of Bangladesh announced a loan of 20 billion taka to be distributed to Karmasangsthan Bank, Palli Sanchay Bank, Palli Karma Sahayak Foundation, and Probashi Kallyan Bank. [ 17 ] Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said the bank was providing interest free loans to unemployed youth to start businesses in May 2021. [ 18 ]