List of banks in Bangladesh

Central bank

Pursuant to 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 December 1971.

Scheduled Banks

Secheduled Banks are licensed under the Bank Company Act, 1991 (Amended up to 2013).

State Owned Commercial Banks

1. Agrani Bank Limited
2. BASIC Bank Limited
3. Janata Bank Limited
4. Rupali Bank Limited
5. Sonali Bank Limited
6. Bangladesh Development Bank Limited

Specialized Banks

1. Bangladesh Krishi Bank
2. Bangladesh Samabaya Bank Ltd
3. Rajshahi Krishi Unnayan Bank (RAKUB)
4. Ansar-VDP Unnayan Bank
5. Karmashangosthan Bank
6. Probashi Kollyan Bank
7. Palli Sanchay Bank

Private Commercial Banks

1. AB Bank Limited
2. Bangladesh Commerce Bank Limited
3. Bank Asia Limited
4. BRAC Bank Limited
5. City Bank Limited
6. Dhaka Bank Limited
7. Dutch-Bangla Bank Limited
8. Eastern Bank Limited
9. IFIC Bank Limited
10. Jamuna Bank Limited
11. Meghna Bank Limited
12. Mercantile Bank Limited
13. Midland Bank Limited
14. Modhumoti Bank Limited
15. Mutual Trust Bank Limited
16. National Bank Limited
17. National Credit & Commerce Bank Limited
18. NRB Bank Limited
19. NRB Commercial Bank Limited
20. NRB Global Bank Limited
21. One Bank Limited
22. Premier Bank Limited
23. Prime Bank Limited
24. Pubali Bank Limited
25. South Bangla Agriculture & Commerce Bank Limited
26. Southeast Bank Limited
27. Standard Bank Limited
28. The Farmers Bank Limited
29. Trust Bank Limited
30. United Commercial Bank Limited
31. Uttara Bank Limited
32. Shimanto Bank Ltd

1. Al-Arafah Islami Bank Limited
2. EXIM Bank Limited
3. First Security Islami Bank Limited
4. ICB Islamic Bank Limited
5. Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited
6. Shahjalal Islami Bank Limited
7. Social Islami Bank Limited
8. Union Bank Limited

Foreign Commercial Banks

1. Bank Al-Falah Limited
2. Citibank N.A
3. Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC
4. Habib Bank Limited
5. National Bank of Pakistan
6. Standard Chartered Bank
7. State Bank of India
8. Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited
9. Woori Bank

Non-Scheduled Banks

Non-Scheduled Banks are licensed only for specific functions and objectives, and do not offer the same range of services as scheduled banks.

1. Grameen Bank
2. Jubilee Bank

Non Bank Financial Institutions

1. Agrani SME Financing Company Limited
2. Bangladesh Finance and Investment Company Limited
3. Bangladesh Industrial Finance Company Limited
4. Bangladesh Infrastructure Finance Fund Limited
5. Bay Leasing and Investment Limited
6. CAPM Venture Capital and Finance Limited
7. Delta Brac Housing Finance Corporation Limited
8. Far-east Finance & Investment Limited
9. FAS Finance & Investment Limited
10. First Finance Limited
11. GSP Finance Company (Bangladesh) Limited
12. Hajj Finance Company Limited
13. IDLC Finance Limited
14. Industrial and Infrastructure Development Finance Company Limited
15. Industrial Promotion and Development Company of Bangladesh Limited
16. Infrastructure Development Company Limited
17. International Leasing and Financial Services Limited
18. Islamic Finance and Investment Limited
19. LankaBangla Finance Limited
20. Meridian Finance and Investment Limited
21. MIDAS Financing Limited
22. National Finance Limited
23. National Housing Finance and Investments Limited
24. People's Leasing and Financial Services Limited
25. Phoenix Finance and Investments Limited
26. Premier Leasing & Finance Limited
27. Prime Finance & Investment Limited
28. Reliance Finance Limited
29. Saudi-Bangladesh Industrial & Agricultural Investment Company Limited
30. SEAF Bangladesh Venture Limited
31. The UAE-Bangladesh Investment Company Limited
32. Union Capital Limited
33. United Finance Limited
34. Uttara Finance and Investments Limited

Specialized Financial Institutions (Semi Formal Sector)