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'''Bangladesh Commerce Bank Limited''' (BCBL)  a private sector commercial bank and incorporated in Bangladesh on 1 June 1998 under the Banking Company Act, 1994. It started banking operations on 16 September 1999 with an authorised and paid up capital of Tk. 2,000 million and Tk. 920 million respectively. The share of the government of Bangladesh in the bank's paid up capital is Tk. 300 million while depositors of the former Bangladesh Commerce and Investment Limited (BCIL) contributed Tk. 520 million. The balance of Tk. 100 million is to be subscribed by banks and financial institutions under guidance and supervision by [[Bangladesh Bank|bangladesh bank]].
'''Bangladesh Commerce Bank Limited''' (BCBL)  a private sector commercial bank incorporated in Bangladesh on 1 June 1998 under the Banking Company Act, 1994. It started banking operations on 16 September 1999 with an authorized and paid-up capital of Tk. 2,000 million and Tk. 920 million respectively. In 2019, the authorized capital of the bank was BDT 10,000 million and its paid-up capital was BDT 1,989 million. The ownership composition of the bank in 2019 has been government owned corporate bodies – 5.15%, the state-owned banks (Sonali, Janata and Agrani) – 11.32%, the government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh – 33.94% and depositors and other private shareholders – 49.59%.
 
The former Bangladesh Commerce and Investment Limited was set up on 27 January 1986 as a [[Non-bank Financial Institutions|non bank financial institutions]]. It continued its business till April 1992. Consequent upon its liquidity crisis, Bangladesh Bank suspended its operations in April 1992. As a result, the investors of the company suffered a lot and its employees became jobless. Both the depositors and the jobless employees launched a movement for reopening the company in some form or other and demanded return of their money and dues. With a view to safeguarding the interest of the depositors, employees and the general public, and to protecting the BANKING SYSTEM itself from contagious effects of bank failures, the government of Bangladesh established the Bangladesh Commerce Bank on the ashes of the collapsed BCIL.
 
Subsequently, the government on 8 February 1998 constituted a 10-member board of directors to organize and transform BCIL into BCBL and to administer the affairs of the bank. The 24 branches of BCIL were reopened as full-fledged branches of BCBL. The broad objective of the bank is to carry out all kinds of commercial banking activities and to respond quickly to the changing demands for modern banking products.
 
''Table'' Bangladesh Commerce Bank Ltd. Basic facts and indicators (figures are in million Taka)


''Table''  Basic facts and economic indicators (in million Taka).
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|-
|-
| Indicators || 2004 || 2005 || 2006 || 2007 || 2008 || 2009
| Indicators || 2004 || 2009 || 2015 || 2019
|-
|-
|Authorised capital || 2000 || 2000 || 2000 || 2000 || 2000 || 2000
| Authorized capital || 2000 || 2000 || 10,000 || 10,000
|-
|-
|Paid up capital || 920 || 920 || 920 || 920 || 920 || 920
| Paid up capital || 920 || 920 || 1,989 || 1,989
|-
|-
|Reserved Fund || 79 || 102 || 108 || 102 || 102 || 189
| Deposits || 4282 || 7604 || 24,208 || 34,039
|-
|-
|Deposits || 4282 || 4230 || 4659 || 5679 || 6786 || 7604
| Loans and Advance || 4136 || 6256 || 16,059 || 22,476
|-
|-
|(a) Call Deposits || 1355 || 1350 || 1491 || 843 || 1125 || 1336
| Investment || 260 || 710 || 4,106 || 5,527
|-
|-
|(b) Term Deposits || 2927 || 2880 || 3168 || 4836 || 5661 || 6268
| Total Asset || 5613 || 9420 || 30,050 || 39,550
|-
|-
|Loans and Advance || 4136 || 3992 || 4670 || 5010 || 5786 || 6256
| Foreign Currency Trading || 8901 || 45774 || 6123 || 9329
|-
|-
| Investment || 260 || 329 || 425 || 508 || 656 || 710
| a) Export || 2343 || 10212 || 2,302 || 2,542
|-
|-
| Total Asset || 5613 || 5730 || 6271 || 7250 || 8521 || 9420
| b) Import || 4806 || 35137 || 2,843 || 3,698
|-
|-
| Total income  || 212 || 239 || 578 || 939 || 1237 || 1536
| c) Remittance || 1752 || 125 || 978 || 2,089
|-
|-
| Total Expenditure || 128 || 123 || 479 || 968 || 1205 || 1248
| Total Manpower: || 447 || 454 || 815 || 1101
|-
|-
| Foreign Currency Trading || 8901 || 7193 || 3350 || 3640 || 34109 || 45774
| Total Branches (in numbers) || 25 || 25 || 48 || 67
|-
| (a) Export || 2343 || 1750 || 1250 || 899 || 9793 || 10212
|-
| (b) Import || 4806 || 3600 || 1175 || 2552 || 22768 || 35137
|-
| (c) Remittance || 1752 || 1843 || 925 || 189 || 1548 || 125
|-
| Total Manpower: || 447 || 425 || 449 || 433 || 427 || 454
|-
| Officers || 254 || 256 || 275 || 262 || 252 || 260
|-
| Staff || 193 || 169 || 174 || 171 || 175 || 194
|-
| Correspondents Banks || 9 || 9 || 9 || 9 || 6 || 6
|-
| Total Branches (in numbers) || 25 || 25 || 25 || 25 || 25 || 25
|-
| (a) Domestic  || 25 || 25 || 25 || 25 || 25 || 25
|-
| (b) Overseas || - || - || - || - || - || -
|-
| Agriculture Credit:  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||
|-
| (a) Loan Disbursed  || - || - || - || 83 || 177 || 7
|-
| (b) Realised  || - || - || - || 2 || 44 || 86
|-
| Industrial Credit: ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||
|-
| (a) Loan disbursed || 425 || 350 || 450 || 729 || 992 || 1046
|-
| (b) Realised || 50 || 360 || 91 || 155 || 931 || 563
|-
| Loan Outstanding by Sector ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||
|-
| (a) Agriculture and Fisheries || - || - || - || 81 || 245 || 158
|-
| (b) Industry || - || 270 || 1271 || 1044 || 783 || 779
|-
| (c) Trade and Commerce || 2929 || 2412 || 1848 || 1571 || 2954 || 3299
|-
| (d) Poverty Reduction || 5 || 1 || 1 || 3 || - || -
|}
|}
''Source'' Government of Bangladesh, Ministry of Finance, Banking and Financial Institution Division, ''Bank o Arthik Prothisthan Samuher Karjaboli'' [Annual Report on Banks and Financial Institutions], 2004-05 to 2010.


The former Bangladesh Commerce and Investment Limited was set up on 27 January 1986 as a [[Non-bank Financial Institutions|non-bank financial institution]]. It continued its business till April 1992. Consequent upon its liquidity crisis, Bangladesh Bank suspended its operations in April 1992. As a result, the investors of the company suffered a lot and its employees became jobless. Both the depositors and the jobless employees launched a movement for reopening the company in some form or other and demanded return of their money and dues. With a view to safeguarding the interest of the depositors, employees and the general public, and to protecting the [[Banking System, Modern|banking system]] itself from contagious effects of bank failures, the government of Bangladesh established the Bangladesh Commerce Bank on the ashes of the collapsed BCIL.
''Source''  Government of Bangladesh, Ministry of Finance, Banking and Financial Institution Division, Bank o Arthik Prothisthan Samuher Karjaboli; Annual Report on Banks and Financial Institutions, 2004-05 to 2010; Annual Report (2019) of Bangladesh Commerce Bank Ltd.


Subsequently, the government on 8 February 1998 constituted a 10-member board of directors to organise and transform BCIL into BCBL and to administer the affairs of the bank. The 24 branches of BCIL were reopened as full-fledged branches of BCBL. The broad objective of the bank is to carry out all kinds of commercial banking activities and to respond quickly to the changing demands for modern banking products.
To augment its deposit collection further, BCBL introduced a number of deposit schemes suited to the needs of all classes of people in society. Major schemes are: Monthly Profit Based Deposit Scheme; Pension Saving Scheme; Interest Free Deposit and Loan Scheme; Consumers' Credit Scheme; and Money Plantation against Saving Certificates.


To augment its deposit collection further, BCBL introduced a number of deposit schemes suited to the needs of all classes of people in society. These schemes include: Monthly Profit Based Deposit Scheme; Pension Saving Scheme; Interest Free Deposit and Loan Scheme; Consumers' Credit Scheme; and Money Plantation Against Saving Certificates.
The bank’s performance however did not improve and it is struggling with its non-performing loans (Tk 11,325 million, poor earnings per share (– 64.86 Taka) and operating loss per share (31.44 taka) in 2019.


A 9-member board of directors appointed by the government manages the bank. Managing director is the chief executive of the bank. At present total of 454 officers and other staff work in the head office and the 25 branches of the bank. It has inherited a training institute from BCIL. This institute is being reorganised to provide training to its employees in modern banking services. [S M Mahfuzur Rahman]
A 9-member board of directors appointed by the government manages the bank. Managing director is the chief executive of the bank. At present total of 454 officers and other staff work in the head office and the 25 branches of the bank. It has inherited a training institute from BCIL. This institute is being reorganized to provide training to its employees in modern banking services. [S M Mahfuzur Rahman]


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Latest revision as of 20:27, 13 October 2023

Bangladesh Commerce Bank Limited (BCBL) a private sector commercial bank incorporated in Bangladesh on 1 June 1998 under the Banking Company Act, 1994. It started banking operations on 16 September 1999 with an authorized and paid-up capital of Tk. 2,000 million and Tk. 920 million respectively. In 2019, the authorized capital of the bank was BDT 10,000 million and its paid-up capital was BDT 1,989 million. The ownership composition of the bank in 2019 has been government owned corporate bodies – 5.15%, the state-owned banks (Sonali, Janata and Agrani) – 11.32%, the government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh – 33.94% and depositors and other private shareholders – 49.59%.

The former Bangladesh Commerce and Investment Limited was set up on 27 January 1986 as a non bank financial institutions. It continued its business till April 1992. Consequent upon its liquidity crisis, Bangladesh Bank suspended its operations in April 1992. As a result, the investors of the company suffered a lot and its employees became jobless. Both the depositors and the jobless employees launched a movement for reopening the company in some form or other and demanded return of their money and dues. With a view to safeguarding the interest of the depositors, employees and the general public, and to protecting the BANKING SYSTEM itself from contagious effects of bank failures, the government of Bangladesh established the Bangladesh Commerce Bank on the ashes of the collapsed BCIL.

Subsequently, the government on 8 February 1998 constituted a 10-member board of directors to organize and transform BCIL into BCBL and to administer the affairs of the bank. The 24 branches of BCIL were reopened as full-fledged branches of BCBL. The broad objective of the bank is to carry out all kinds of commercial banking activities and to respond quickly to the changing demands for modern banking products.

Table Bangladesh Commerce Bank Ltd. Basic facts and indicators (figures are in million Taka)

Indicators 2004 2009 2015 2019
Authorized capital 2000 2000 10,000 10,000
Paid up capital 920 920 1,989 1,989
Deposits 4282 7604 24,208 34,039
Loans and Advance 4136 6256 16,059 22,476
Investment 260 710 4,106 5,527
Total Asset 5613 9420 30,050 39,550
Foreign Currency Trading 8901 45774 6123 9329
a) Export 2343 10212 2,302 2,542
b) Import 4806 35137 2,843 3,698
c) Remittance 1752 125 978 2,089
Total Manpower: 447 454 815 1101
Total Branches (in numbers) 25 25 48 67

Source Government of Bangladesh, Ministry of Finance, Banking and Financial Institution Division, Bank o Arthik Prothisthan Samuher Karjaboli; Annual Report on Banks and Financial Institutions, 2004-05 to 2010; Annual Report (2019) of Bangladesh Commerce Bank Ltd.

To augment its deposit collection further, BCBL introduced a number of deposit schemes suited to the needs of all classes of people in society. Major schemes are: Monthly Profit Based Deposit Scheme; Pension Saving Scheme; Interest Free Deposit and Loan Scheme; Consumers' Credit Scheme; and Money Plantation against Saving Certificates.

The bank’s performance however did not improve and it is struggling with its non-performing loans (Tk 11,325 million, poor earnings per share (– 64.86 Taka) and operating loss per share (31.44 taka) in 2019.

A 9-member board of directors appointed by the government manages the bank. Managing director is the chief executive of the bank. At present total of 454 officers and other staff work in the head office and the 25 branches of the bank. It has inherited a training institute from BCIL. This institute is being reorganized to provide training to its employees in modern banking services. [S M Mahfuzur Rahman]