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Grameen Bank (Bengali: গ্রামীণ ব্যাংক) is a microfinance specialized community development bank founded in Bangladesh. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] It provides small loans (known as microcredit or "grameencredit") [ 6 ] to the impoverished without requiring collateral .
Bangladesh Bank ( Bengali: বাংলাদেশ ব্যাংক) is the central bank of Bangladesh and is a member of the Asian Clearing Union. It is fully owned by the Government of Bangladesh . The bank is active in developing green banking. [ 3] and financial inclusion policy and is an important member of the Alliance for Financial ...
Muhammad Yunus ( Bengali: মুহাম্মদ ইউনূস, Muhāmmôd Iunūs, pronounced [ˈmuɦɐmːod ˈjunus]; born 28 June 1940) is a Bangladeshi entrepreneur, banker, economist, politician, and civil society leader who has been serving as the Chief Adviser of the interim government of Bangladesh since 8 August 2024. [ 1] Yunus was ...
Bangladesh has seen strong economic growth under Hasina, but it has slowed in the post-pandemic era and, as the World Bank notes in its latest overview, inequality has “widened in urban areas.”
Fazle Kabir (born July 4, 1955) is a Bangladeshi bureaucrat, economist, and central banker. [ 1][ 2][ 3] He served as the 11th Governor of Bangladesh Bank, the central bank of Bangladesh. [ 4] Prior to this position, he served as the Finance Secretary to the government and chairman of the state-owned Sonali Bank. [ 4]
Alma mater. University of Dhaka. Asian University. Nurun Nahar is a banker. She was the acting governor of Bangladesh Bank since Abdur Rouf Talukder resigned from the position. [ 1] She is replaced by Ahsan H. Mansur. [ 2] Before that she was the deputy governor of the bank. [ 3][ 4]
As a consequence, Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited, the first shari'ah compliant bank in Bangladesh started operations on 30 March 1983. [10] It was founded by Saudi and Kuwaiti investors who provided 70 per cent of the initial capital. [6] [10] It is a public limited company registered under the Indian Companies Act of 1913. IBBL is a joint ...
Alma mater. Murari Chand College, University of Dhaka. Shegufta Bakht Chaudhuri (known as S B Chaudhuri; 1931 – 11 November 2020) [1] was a Bangladeshi economist who served as the fourth governor of Bangladesh Bank, the central bank of Bangladesh during 1987–1992, and was also the advisor of the first caretaker government of Bangladesh in 1996.