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| Type | Government |
|---|---|
| Industry | Banking |
| Founded | 2010 in Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Headquarters | , Bangladesh |
Key people | Dr. Ahmed Munirus Salehin (Chairman) Md Mazibur Rahman (MD) |
| Products | Consumer Banking Corporate Banking Investment Banking |
| Website | pkb |
Probashi Kallyan Bank is a state-owned bank in Bangladesh, a specialized financial institution for non-resident Bangladeshis. [1] [2] [3]
The Bank was started in 2010 by the Government of Bangladesh to provide financial services to oversea Bangladeshis. [4] It had a start up capital of 1 billion taka. 95 percent of the capital came from Wage Earners' Welfare Fund and five percent from the government of Bangladesh. [5]
On 11 September 2016, Md Wahiduzzaman Khandaker was appointed Managing Director of Probashi Kallyan Bank. [6]
The bank has faced allegations of corruption and nepotism. [7] The bank also faced manpower shortages in 2020 harming daily operations of the bank. [8]
Expatriates' Welfare Minister Imran Ahmad is March 2021 announced plans to establish branches of the bank in every Upazlia in Bangladesh. [9] In August 2021, Probashi Kallyan Bank signed an agreement with NCC Bank to cooperate in remittance disbursement. [10]
Probashi Kallyan Bank established a currency exchange booth at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in June 2022. [11] In September 2022, Md Mazibur Rahman was appointed Managing Director of Probashi Kallyan Bank. [12] [13] The previous Managing Director of the Bank, Md Zahidul Haque, was appointed Managing Director of Rajshahi Krishi Unnayan Bank. [14]
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