Bangladesh Krishi Bank

Bangladesh Krishi Bank
Type	Government owned
Industry	Banking
Founded	Dhaka, Bangladesh
Headquarters	Dhaka, Bangladesh
Key people	Mohammad Ismail^[1] (Chairman) M. A. Yousoof (Managing Director)
Products	Banking services Consumer Banking Corporate Banking Investment Banking
Net income
Website	Bangladesh Krishi Bank

Bangladesh Krishi Bank is a fully government owned bank in Bangladesh in 1973. The primary purpose of the bank is to provide services to farmers and agricultural industry.^[2]

History

Bangladesh Krishi Bank is one of seven state owned banks in Bangladesh.^[3] In 2015 the bank incurred a loss of 1589.3 million taka.^[4] The Bank worked with the agriculture department of Bangladesh to provide loans to Boro rice Cultivators.^[5] The bank was asked to stop providing loans to non-agricultural purposes. The Bank provided 19.26 billion taka loans for non-agricultural purposes from 2010 to 2013.^[6] In 2015, Moulvibazar branch of the bank was robbed.^[7] The Bank officials have faced investigations from Bangladesh Anti corruption commission.^[8]

References

↑ "Board Of Directors". krishibank.org.bd. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
↑ "About Us". krishibank.org.bd. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
↑ "State-owned banks in Bangladesh cut interest rates". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
↑ "Tk 1 crore or more in 1.14 lakh accounts". thedailystar.net. The Daily Star. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
↑ "Massive Boro cultivation in Netrakona". thefinancialexpress-bd.com. International Publications Limited. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
↑ "Govt orders Krishi Bank to stop giving loans for non-agricultural purposes". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
↑ "Moulvibazar Krishi Bank branch robbe". /bdnews24.com. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
↑ "ACC grills 4 Krishi Bank officials over embezzlement". thedailystar.net. The Daily Star. Retrieved 3 February 2016.

External links

List of banks in Bangladesh

Central bank	Bangladesh Bank

State-owned commercial banks	Agrani Bank Sonali Bank Rupali Bank Janata Bank

Private commercial banks	AB Bank Limited Bangladesh Commerce Bank Limited Bank Asia Limited BRAC Bank Limited Dhaka Bank Limited Dutch Bangla Bank Limited Eastern Bank Limited Farmers Bank Limited IFIC Bank Limited Jamuna Bank Limited Meghna Bank Limited Mercantile Bank Limited Midland Bank Limited Modhumoti Bank Limited Mutual Trust Bank Limited National Bank Limited NCC Bank Limited NRB Bank Limited NRB Commercial Bank Limited NRB Global Bank Ltd One Bank Limited Prime Bank Limited Pubali Bank Limited South Bangla Agriculture and Commerce Bank Ltd Southeast Bank Limited Standard Bank Limited The City Bank The Premier Bank Limited Trust Bank Limited United Commercial Bank Ltd Uttara Bank Limited

Islamic Commercial Banks	Al-Arafah Islami Bank Limited Export Import Bank of Bangladesh Limited First Security Islami Bank Limited ICB Islamic Bank Islami Bank Bangladesh Ltd Shahjalal islami bank Limited Social Islami Bank Limited Union Bank Limited

Foreign commercial banks	Bank Alfalah Citibank NA Commercial Bank of Ceylon Habib Bank Limited HSBC National Bank of Pakistan Standard Chartered Bank State Bank of India Woori Bank

Specialized banks	Bangladesh Krishi Bank Rajshahi Krishi Unnayan Bank Bangladesh Development Bank Ltd BASIC Bank Limited Probashi Kallyan Bank

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