The International Finance Investment and Commerce Bank PLC. commonly known as IFIC Bank is a first generation Bangladeshi private commercial bank. IFIC Bank PLC is a banking company incorporated in the People's Republic of Bangladesh with limited liability. It was set up at the instance of the Government in 1976 as a joint venture between the Government of Bangladesh and Sponsors in the private sector with the objective of working as a finance company within the country and setting up joint venture banks/financial institutions aboard. In 1983 when the Government allowed banks in the private sector, IFIC was converted into a full-fledged commercial bank. The Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh holds 32.75% of the share capital of the Bank and the rest is held by Institutions both Local & Foreign and General Shareholders. The Government is being represented by two nominated Directors on the Board of the Bank. Among them, the current Board of Directors are formed by Bangladesh Bank with four Independent Directors came from different sectors with vast knowledge and experience.
Rajshahi Krishi Unnayan Bank is a state-owned specialized bank in Bangladesh, a specialized financial institution for financing the farmers of the 16 districts of Rajshahi and Rangpur. The headquarters of the bank is in Rajshahi.
The Bangladesh Ansar and Village Defence Party is a paramilitary auxiliary force responsible for the preservation of internal security and law enforcement in Bangladesh. It is administered by the Ministry of Home Affairs of the government of Bangladesh. It has 6 million active and reserved members. It is the largest paramilitary force in the world.
Mercantile Bank PLC is a commercial bank headquartered in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Social Islami Bank PLC is a Shari'ah based Islami Bank in Bangladesh. It was established on 22 November 1995 as Social Investment Bank Limited. Later it changed name to Social Islami Bank Limited. Up to October, 2021, SIBL has 172 branches including 22 AD branches, 104 subbranches & 200 agent banking outlets.
Krishi Bank is a fully government owned bank in Bangladesh founded in 1973. The primary purpose of the bank is to provide services to farmers and agricultural industry. Rajshahi Krishi Unnayan Bank is the other state owned agriculture bank in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh Commerce Bank Limited is a private sector commercial bank in Bangladesh.
Probashi Kallyan Bank is a state-owned bank in Bangladesh, a specialized financial institution for non-resident Bangladeshis.
Mijanur Rahman Khan is a retired major general in the Bangladesh Army. He was the director general of national paramilitary Bangladesh Ansar and Village Defence Party.
Karmasangsthan Bank is a specialised government owned bank in Bangladesh. The bank was founded to finance the unemployed to set up small enterprises. Ansar-VDP Unnayan Bank and the Probashi Kallyan Bank are two specialised banks like the Karmasangsthan Bank in Bangladesh. MD. Nurul Amin is the present chairperson of the Karmasangsthan Bank.
Shimanto Bank PLC. is a schedule commercial bank in Bangladesh and related to the Border Guards Bangladesh. As the slogan goes "Shimanhin Astha", Shimanto Bank Limited aims to be the leading financial institution to serve with utmost trust. Rafiqul Islam is the chief executive officer and managing director of the bank. Major General Mohammad Ashrafuzzaman Siddiqui, director general of Border Guards Bangladesh, is the chairman of the bank.
Jubilee Banks is one of the oldest commercial banks in Bangladesh. It is a non-scheduled bank, one of five in Bangladesh. The others are Ansar-VDP Unnayan Bank, Grameen Bank, Karmasangsthan Bank, and Palli Sanchay Bank. It is scheduled for liquidation in 2022.
The Bangladesh Ansar mutiny was a mutiny staged from 1 December to 4 December 1994, in Shafipur and Khilgaon by a section of the Bangladesh Ansar, a paramilitary force tasked with providing security to government installations and aiding law enforcement in Bangladesh. The mutiny prompted a series of reforms by the government.
Sheikh Pasha Habib Uddin OSP, SGP, BAMS, afwc, psc is a retired two-star rank Bangladesh Army officer whose last appointment was director general of the Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies (BIISS). Prior to join BIISS, he was senior directing staff at the National Defense College. Earlier, he was commandant, Bangladesh Ordnance Factories (BOF) and the director general of Bangladesh Ansar and Village Defence Party. He also served as the chairman of Ansar-VDP Unnayan Bank.
Community Bank Bangladesh PLC. is one of the newly approved Scheduled Banks of Bangladesh. This bank is fully owned by Bangladesh Police Welfare Trust. Masihul Huq Chowdhury is the CEO and Managing Director of the Bank. The board meetings of the bank is held at the headquarters of Bangladesh Police. The Inspector General of Police, Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun, is the chairman of the bank.
Mizanur Rahman Shamim is a Lieutenant General in the Bangladesh Army and incumbent Chief of General Staff at army headquarters. Prior to join CGS, he was the Principal Staff Officer of the Prime Minister's Office, Armed Forces Division. He had served as General Officer Commanding (GOC) of the 9th Infantry Division and Area Commander of the Savar Area.
A.K.M Aminul Haque is a major general of the Bangladesh Army and former director general of the Bangladesh Ansar and Village Defence Party. He was the chairman of the Ansar-VDP Unnayan Bank.
A.K.M Nazmul Hasan is a major general in the Bangladesh Army and Commandant of East Bengal Regimental Centre. Prior to that, he served as the Director General of the Special Security Force. Before that, he was the 24th Director General of the Border Guards Bangladesh (BGB). He also served as the Director General of the Bangladesh Ansar and the Village Defence Party. He was General Officer Commanding (GOC) of the 11th Infantry Division and Area Commander, Bogura Area.
