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The 1, 5 and 10 poysha were struck in aluminium, with the 25 and 50 poysha struck in steel and the ৳ 1 in copper-nickel. The 5 poysha were square with rounded corners, and the 10 poysha were scalloped. Steel ৳ 5 were introduced in 1994, and a steel ৳ 2 coin followed in 2004. 1 and 5 poysha coins are rarely found in circulation.
In 2015, Bangladesh Anti-Corruption Commission sued Bismillah Group’s Managing Director Khaza Solaiman Anwar Chowdhury for embezzling 1.1 billion Taka from Shahjalal Islami Bank Limited and 14 others including four employees of the bank. [8] In June, AK Azad, chairman of Ha-Meem Group, was elected chairman of Shahjalal Islami Bank. [9]
The Bank provided 19.26 billion taka loans for non-agricultural purposes from 2010 to 2013. [11] In December 2014, four Bangladesh Krishi Bank officials have faced investigations from the Anti-Corruption Commission. [12] The four were accused of providing a fraudulent loan to restaurateur Wahidur Rahman, owner of Firoz Group, for 1.52 billion taka.
The taka was traditionally equal to one silver rupee in Islamic Bengal. [6] In 1338, Ibn Battuta noticed that the silver taka was the most popular currency in the region instead of the Islamic dinar. [7] In 1415, members of Admiral Zheng He's entourage also noticed the dominance of the taka.
The Bangladesh Bank robbery, also known colloquially as the Bangladesh Bank cyber heist, [1] was a theft that took place in February 2016. Thirty-five fraudulent instructions were issued by security hackers via the SWIFT network to illegally transfer close to US$1 billion from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York account belonging to Bangladesh ...
It was a part of a syndicated loan of 1.26 billion taka provided to Esquire Group. [6] In 2011, Saudi-Bangladesh Industrial and Agricultural Investment Company Limited was part of the BRAC Bank led syndicate to provide 1.09 billion in financing to City Group to expand City Seed Crushing Industries Ltd. [7]
The bank made 1.62 billion taka in operating profit in 2021 and an increase from 1.25 billion taka it made in 2020. [14] Midland Bank distributed loans worth 45 million taka to Jamdani weavers in Narayanganj in collaboration with the USHA Foundation. [15] [16]
The 250 bed hospital was built on a 3.5 billion taka budget. [10] Square Group started exporting food products to Japan through Square Consumer Products Limited in 2008. [11] On 9 March 2012, the board of directors of Square Group appointed Samuel S Chowdhury Chairperson of the group. [12]