The central bank of Bangladesh is Bangladesh Bank that is also the chief regulatory authority in the banking sector. There are several types of institution in the banking sector of Bangladesh:
Central bank
- Bangladesh Bank
The Government of Bangladesh restructured the State Bank of Pakistan (Dhaka Branch) as the central bank of the country and named it Bangladesh Bank with demonstration effect from 16 December 1971.
Scheduled Banks
Under the Bank Company Act, 1991 Scheduled Banks are licensed. Following list of Scheduled Banks:
State Owned Commercial Banks
- Sonali Bank Limited
- Agrani Bank Limited
- Janata Bank Limited
- Rupali Bank Limited
- BASIC Bank Limited
- Bangladesh Development Bank Limited
Specialized Banks
- Bangladesh Krishi Bank
- Shimanto bank
- Rajshahi Krishi Unnayan Bank (RAKUB)
- Palli Sanchay Bank
Private Commercial Banks
Conventional Commercial Banks
- AB Bank Limited
- Bangladesh Commerce Bank Limited
- Bank Asia Limited
- BRAC Bank Limited
- City Bank Limited
- Dhaka Bank Limited
- Dutch-Bangla Bank Limited
- Eastern 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
- National Credit & Commerce Bank Limited
- NRB Bank Limited
- NRB Commercial Bank Limited
- NRB Global Bank Limited
- One Bank Limited
- Premier Bank Limited
- Prime Bank Limited
- Pubali Bank Limited
- South Bangla Agriculture & Commerce Bank Limited
- Southeast Bank Limited
- Standard Bank Limited
- The Farmers Bank Limited
- Trust Bank Limited
- United Commercial Bank Limited
- Uttara Bank Limited
Islamic Shariah based Commercial Banks
- Al-Arafah Islami Bank Limited
- EXIM Bank Limited
- First Security Islami Bank Limited
- ICB Islamic Bank Limited
- Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited
- Shahjalal Islami Bank Limited
- Social Islami Bank Limited
- Union Bank Limited
Foreign Commercial Banks
- Bank Al-Falah Limited
- Citibank N.A
- Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC
- Habib Bank Limited
- National Bank of Pakistan
- Standard Chartered Bank
- State Bank of India
- Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited
- Woori Bank
Non-Scheduled Banks
Non-Scheduled Banks are permitted only for some specific functions based on their objectives and do not provide the same ranges of service as scheduled banks.
- Ansar-VDP Unnayan Bank
- Jubilee Bank
- Karmashangosthan Bank
- Probashi Kollyan Bank
- Shimanto Bank Ltd
Non Bank Financial Institutions
- FAS Finance & Investment Limited
- First Finance Limited
- GSP Finance Company (Bangladesh) Limited
- Hajj Finance Company Limited
- IDLC Finance Limited
- Industrial and Infrastructure Development Finance Company Limited
- Industrial Promotion and Development Company of Bangladesh Limited
- Infrastructure Development Company Limited
- International Leasing and Financial Services Limited
- Islamic Finance and Investment Limited
- LankaBangla Finance Limited
- Meridian Finance and Investment Limited
- MIDAS Financing Limited
- National Finance Limited
- National Housing Finance and Investments Limited
- People’s Leasing and Financial Services Limited
- ashik’s finace limited
- Phoenix Finance and Investments Limited
- Premier Leasing & Finance Limited
- Prime Finance & Investment Limited
- Reliance Finance Limited
- Saudi-Bangladesh Industrial & Agricultural Investment Company Limited
- SEAF Bangladesh Venture Limited
- The UAE-Bangladesh Investment Company Limited
- Union Capital Limited
- United Finance Limited
- Uttara Finance and Investments Limited
- Best Tuition In Dhaka
- Reza Finance And Investment Inc.
Specialized Financial Institutions (Semi Formal Sector)
- Grameen Bank
- House Building Financial Corporation (HBFC)
- Palli Karma Sahayak Foundation (PKSF)
- Samabay Bank