AGRANI BANK
Head Office9D Dilkusha Commercial Area
Dhaka-1000
PBX Range: 9566153-54, 9566160-69, 9566074-75
Fax: (+8802) 956 2346, 956 3662
Tlx: 642756/632549/632550 ABD BJ
E-mail: agrani@agranibank.org
Website: www.agranibank.org
Number of Branches: 891 as on September 2002.
Agrani Bank, a leading nationalized commercial bank
with 891 outlets strategically located in almost all the commercial
areas throughout Bangladesh, overseas Exchange Houses and hundreds of
overseas Correspondents, came into being on March 26, 1972 with the
promulgation of Presidential Order no 26 of 1972. Under the Order Agrani
Bank took over assets and liabilities of the erstwhile Habib Bank Ltd.
and Commerce Bank Ltd. functioning in the then East Pakistan. The Bank
enjoys the status of a company and functions in terms of the Banking
Company Ordinance and regulations of Bangladesh Bank (the Central Bank)
and upon such directions as may be changed from time to time by the
Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh.
The Bank's Principal Objectives:
To mobilize national savings
To finance industries, micro-enterprises,
trades, commerce, agriculture and other productive undertakings
To provide any other banking services as
required for socio-economic development of the country
JANATA BANK
Janata Bhaban, 110, Motijheel C/A, Dhaka
Tel: 88-02-9552078, 9564640, 9567477
Tlx: 675840 JBD BJ
Fax: 88-02-9564644
Email: jbcomp@janatabank-bd.com
Website: www.janatabank-bd.com
Number of Branches: 847 branches including 4 overseas
Janata Bank a leading nationalized commercial bank located in
almost all the commercial areas throughout Bangladesh. Janata means
people. This is a progressive Bank. It has been operating since its
inception in 1972 both in Bangladesh and overseas. Janata Bank has been
playing a significant role in the economic development of the country by
mobilizing savings and channelizing funds into different productive
sectors. It is also a major player in the fields of micro-credit and
software development.
The Bank enjoys the status of a company and functions in terms of the
Banking Company Ordinance and regulations of Bangladesh Bank (the
Central Bank) and upon such directions as may be changed from time to
time by the Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh.
The policy direction and overall management of the Bank is vested upon
the Board of Directors consisting of seven members. The Chairman and
Members of the Board are appointed by the Government of the People's
Republic of Bangladesh. Managing Director, the Chief Executive of the
Bank, is one of the members of the Board of Directors.
RUPALI BANK LIMITED
Rupali Bhaban, 34, Dilkusha Commercial Area, Dhaka
Tel: 9551624-25, 9554122, 9552163, 9552183
Tlx: 675635 RUPBJ, 632317 RBLHOBJ
Fax: 88-02-9564148
Email: rblhocom@bdcom.com
Website: www.rupali-bank.com
Number of Branches:
Rupali Bank Ltd. was constituted with the merger of 3 (three) erstwhile commercial banks i.e. Muslim Commercial Bank Ltd., Australasia Bank Ltd. and Standard Bank Ltd. operated in the then Pakistan on March 26, 1972 under the Bangladesh Banks (Nationalization) Order 1972 (P.O. No. 26 of 1972), with all their assets, benefits, rights, powers, authorities, privileges, liabilities, borrowings and obligations. Rupali Bank worked as a nationalized commercial bank till December13, 1986.
Rupali Bank Ltd. emerged as the largest Public Limited Banking Company of the country on December 14, 1986.
Sonali Bank, the largest & leading commercial bank of
the country, came into being in 1972 immediately after the emergence
of Bangladesh as an independent state. A fully state-owned enterprise,
the bank has been discharging its nation-building responsibilities
by undertaking government entrusted different socio-economic schemes
as well as money market activities of its own volition, covering
all spheres of the economy. Sonali Bank singularly enjoys the prestige
of being the agent of the Central Bank of Bangladesh in such places
where the guardian of the money market has chosen not to act by
itself.
