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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.
The Emirates Investment Authority (EIA) is a sovereign wealth fund of the federal government of the United Arab Emirates. [2] It was established in 2007, and the EIA has actively sought unique investment opportunities locally, regionally and internationally, focussing on investing in asset classes considered to help strengthen and diversify the UAE economy.
A senior official of the European Investment Bank says the regional lending agency is keen to double its funding for Bangladesh, but she expressed concern over human rights as the country endures ...
Bangladesh Bank is the central bank of Bangladesh and the chief regulatory authority in the banking sector. According to the Bangladesh Bank Order, 1972 the Government of Bangladesh reorganized the Dhaka Branch of the State Bank of Pakistan as the central bank of the country and named it Bangladesh Bank with retrospective effect from 16 ...
The Financial Institutions Division (Bengali: আর্থিক প্রতিষ্ঠান বিভাগ) is a Bangladesh government division under the Ministry of Finance responsible for managing all state owned banks, financial institutions, and stock exchanges. [1] [2] Md. Sheikh Mohammad Salim Ullah is the head of the division. [3]
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).
The newly independent government immediately designated the Dhaka branch of the State Bank of Pakistan as the central bank and renamed it the Bangladesh Bank. [9] The bank was responsible for regulating currency, controlling credit and monetary policy, and administering exchange control and the official foreign exchange reserves. [9]
In June, the Bank had 19.54 billion BDT in bad loans accounting for 9.63 per cent of all loans of the bank. [20] In November, Bangladesh Bank appointed Md Shazzad Hossoin, an official of Bangladesh Bank, to one bank as an observer. [20] One Bank reduced their CEO pay following decline in profit in 2021. [21]