Bengal Central Bank

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Bengal Central Bank was a commercial bank based in Bengal. It was founded by J. C. Das in 1918 as the Bengal Central Loan Company. On 18 December 1950, it merged with Comilla Banking Corporation, Comilla Union Bank and Hooghly Bank to form the United Bank of India. [1]

Currently it is part of Punjab National Bank

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References

  1. "United Bank of India - History". United Bank of India. Archived from the original on 20 June 2012. Retrieved 21 July 2012.