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Bangladesh Association of Banks was established in 1993 by nine private banks. The founding members were Al Baraka Bank Pakistan, AB Bank, The City Bank, IFIC Bank, National Bank Limited, United Commercial Bank Ltd, and Uttara Bank Limited. The first meeting was held on 12 December 1993 at the Hotel Sheraton (currently the InterContinental Dhaka).
Bangladesh Commerce Bank Limited was incorporated on 1 June 1998. [2] S Alam Group is an investor in the bank. [3] In August 2004, Bangladesh Bank placed in a watchlist of "problem banks". [4] The bank donated to Prime Minister Khaleda Zia's relief fund. [5] Md Enayet Ullah was appointed managing director of the bank. [6] A branch of the bank ...
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 organization started in 1953 as the Fauji Foundation when Bangladesh was a province of Pakistan. [2] After the independence of Bangladesh , it was renamed to Sena Kalyan Sangstha in 1972. [ 2 ] Before shifting the head office to Mohakhali , it was headquartered in Motijheel in a 23-storey building named Sena Kalyan Bhaban .
The organizations under the trust include hotels, golf clubs, filling stations, Trust Bank Limited and shopping complex. [6] In 2009, the trust provided 40 percent of the funding for Dhaka Metro Rail. [7] The trust started a bus service in 2014. [8] The trust owns the Radisson Hotel in Dhaka and Chittagong. [9]
On 7 April 1972, after the Bangladesh Liberation War and the eventual independence of Bangladesh, the Government of Bangladesh passed the Bangladesh Bank Order, (P.O. No. 127 of 1972), reorganising the Dhaka branch of the State Bank of Pakistan as Bangladesh Bank, the country's central bank and apex regulatory body for the country's monetary and financial system.
It houses the headquarters of Bangladesh Bank. The building is one of the earliest high-rises in the city. Built in 1985, it was the tallest building in Bangladesh for 27 years, until 2012, when City Centre Dhaka Topped-out at 171 metres (561 ft). Currently, the bank building is the fourth tallest building in Bangladesh. [2]
The Westin Dhaka is a 5-star hotel under the international hotel chain Westin Hotels & Resorts located at Gulshan Avenue in Dhaka. It is located at Plot-01, Road-45, Gulshan-2, Dhaka-1212, Bangladesh. [3] [4] [5] At 86 m (282 ft), it is the tallest completed hotel in Bangladesh, and one of the tallest hotels in South Asia. It has 26 floors and ...