View with images and charts History of the Banking Industry & Performance of Mutual Trust Bank Ltd
CHAPTER-1 History of the Banking Industry in Bangladesh The banking system at independence consisted of two branch offices of the former State Bank of Pakistan and seventeen large commercial banks, two of which were controlled by Bangladeshi interests and three by foreigners other than West Pakistanis. There were fourteen smaller commercial banks. Virtually all banking services were concentrated in urban areas. The newly independent government immediately designated the Dhaka branch of the State Bank of Pakistan as the central bank and renamed it the Bangladesh Bank. The bank was responsible for regulating currency, controlling credit and monetary policy, and administering exchange control and the official foreign exchange reserves. The Bangladesh government initially nationalized the entire domestic banking system and proceeded to reorganize and rename the various banks. Foreign-owned banks were permitted to continue doing business in Bangladesh. The new banking system succeeded in establishing reasonably efficient procedures for managing credit and foreign exchange. Banking Industry Milestones 1972: Nationalization of All Banks 1982: Introduction of 1st Generation Privet Banks 1983: Privatization of Some Banks (Pubali-1984, Uttara-1983) 1990: Artha Rin adult Act classification Rule 1991: Financial Sector Reform Program 1992: Introduction of 2nd Generation Private Banks 1996: Bank Reform Committee for Policy and Regulations 1997: Bankruptcy Act 1998: Introduction of 3rd Generation Privet Banks Current Structure of Banking Industry 2003: Amendment of Banking Act, More Central Bank Autonomy