Agrani Bank
| Public Limited Company | |
| Industry | Banking Financial services |
| Founded | 26 March 1972 |
| Headquarters | Dilkusha commercial area, Dhaka, Bangladesh |
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Area served
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Bangladesh |
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Key people
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Zaid Bakht (Chairman) [1] |
| Products | Finance and insurance Consumer Banking Corporate Banking Investment Banking Investment Management |
 Tk 2646 million (US$38.35 million) 2008[2] |
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Number of employees
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13,269[3] |
| Website | http://www.agranibank.org |
Agrani Bank (Bengali: অগ্রণী ব্যাংক) is a state-owned commercial bank of Bangladesh established in 1972 . Its headquarters is situated at Motijheel in Dhaka, the capital city of Bangladesh. Agrani Bank Limited is governed by a Board of Directors consisting of 12 members headed by a Chairman. The Bank is headed by the Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer; Managing Director is assisted by Deputy Managing Directors and General Managers. The bank has 11 Circle offices, 34 Divisions in head office, 62 zonal offices and 921 branches including 27 corporate and 40 AD (authorized dealer) branches.
It started functioning as nationalised commercial bank taking over assets and liabilities of the erstwhile Habib Bank ltd and commerce Bank ltd. functioning in the East Pakistan. It has been corporatized on 15 November 2007 and emerged as Agrani Bank Limited (ABL) taking over assets, liability and goodwill of Agrani Bank.[4] The authorized capital of the Bank is Tk 8 billion.
See also
References
- ↑ http://bdnews24.com/business/2014/11/18/new-agrani-bank-chairman-zaid-bakht-to-focus-on-internal-audit, New Agrani Bank chairman Zaid Bakht
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External links
- Official website
- Agrani Bank, Banglapedia
- Agrani Bank Limited, BusinessWeek report on Agrani Bank
