Traded as DSE: PRIMEBANK Website primebank.com.bd Number of employees 2,867 | Industry Banking Founded 1995 Headquarters Dhaka | |
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Type Private (Non-Government) Key people Mr. Azam J Chowdhury (Chairman)
Mr. M A Khaleque (Vice-Chairman)
Mr. Mafiz A. Bhuiyan (Vice-Chairman)
M.A. Wahhab Net income Tk 1404 million (Year end 2014) Subsidiaries Prime Bank Securities Limited | ||
Prime Bank Limited is a private commercial bank in Bangladesh with its headquarters in Dhaka.
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History
Prime Bank was created and commencement of business started on 17 April 1995. It was incorporated under the Companies Act of 1994. The Bank is traded at the Dhaka stock exchange and Chittagong stock exchange. Prime Bank is the title sponsor of the 2013 edition of Bangladesh Premier League cricket tournament.
Islamic Banking at Prime Bank
Islamic Banking operations of Prime Bank Limited started in the year 1995 through the opening of Islamic banking branch at Dilkusha, Dhaka. Operations of Islamic banking branches are coordinated by Islamic Banking Division at Head Office and supervised by Prime Bank Shari’ah Supervisory Committee.
Controversy
Over 920 million taka was embezzled by 11 officials of the Bank. It became the subject of an Anti-Corruption Commission investigation.