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Global Islami Bank

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A Bangladeshi sharia-compliant private bank in Dhaka, founded on 25 July 2013 as NRB Global Bank for non-resident Bangladeshis, which became a full Islamic bank under its present name on 3 January 2021.

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South Asia
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Trade and financeThe halal economy

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Wikidata:Q30135177

Summary

Global Islami Bank PLC, formerly NRB Global Bank, is a fourth-generation Bangladeshi sharia-compliant private bank. 1

Origins

It was founded on 25 July 2013 as NRB Global Bank for non-resident Bangladeshis, one of nine banks licensed in 2013. 1 In 2020 it offered both conventional and sharia services, and on 3 January 2021 it became a sharia-compliant bank as Global Islami Bank. 1

The former managing director's case

Prashanta Kumar Halder became its managing director in 2015; in August 2020 Bangladesh's Financial Intelligence Unit ordered his and his family's accounts frozen in an investigation of embezzlement from several institutions, and the Anti-Corruption Commission filed cases against him. 1

After the conversion

In June 2021 the central bank approved its IPO plan, and in September 2021 it fined the bank for exceeding the stock-market investment ceiling. 1

References

  • English Wikipedia, "Global Islami Bank", revision 1373052567. 1

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Sources

  1. Global Islami Bank — English Wikipedia
  • Wikidata
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