Bangladesh Samabaya Bank Limited
Formerly
  • Bengal Provincial Co-operative Bank Ltd. (1922-1947)
  • East Pakistan Provincial Co-operative Bank Ltd. (1958-1971)
  • Bangladesh National Co-operative Bank Ltd. (1972-1978)
TypePrivate Commercial Bank
IndustryBanking
Founded1922
Headquarters
Dhaka
,
Bangladesh
Area served
All Over Bangladesh
ProductsRetail Products, Consumer Loans, SME, Lease Financing, Trade Finance
Websitewww.bsbl.org.bd

Bangladesh Samabaya Bank Limited is a cooperative bank located in Dhaka, Bangladesh.[1]

History

In 1922, the Bengal provincial Co-operative Bank in Kolkata was founded to provide loans to farmers in Bengal.[2] In 1947 the bank was temporarily closed following the Partition of India.[2] The Registrar of co-operative societies of East Bengal Iqbal Atahar Ali held a meeting to decide the future of the bank.[2] The bank was placed under the East Pakistan provincial co-operatives ministry in Dhaka and renamed East Pakistan provincial co-operative bank ltd on 31 March 1948.[2] It was renamed Bangladesh Jatiya Samabaya Bank Ltd after the Independence of Bangladesh.[2] It was renamed to Bangladesh Samabaya Bank Ltd in 1977.[3]

Till 2000, the Government of Bangladesh listed the Bangladesh Samabaya Bank Limited as a specialized institution when it was changed to a non-banking financial institution.[4]

An Awami League politician was stabbed to death in November 2013 after he left a meeting at the office of the chairman of Bangladesh Samabaya Bank Limited in Motijheel.[5]

In May 2015, Mohiuddin Ahmed was re-elected chairman of Bangladesh Samabay Bank Limited.[6]

In January 2021, Department of Cooperatives announced plans to turn Bangladesh Samabaya Bank Limited into a specialized bank.[4] In February, three senior officers of Bangladesh Samabaya Bank Limited admitted to the Anti-Corruption Commission of embezzling gold worth 114.3 million BDT from customer deposits with the bank.[7][8][9] They alleged they did so on instructions from the chairman of Bangladesh Samabaya Bank Limited and other senior personnel of the bank.[7]

An investigation by the Bangladesh Samabaya Bank Limited in December 2022 found that farmers in Ishwardi Upazila, Pabna District had defaulted on loans worth 1.6 million BDT taken under Bharoimari Uttopara Vegetable Farmers' Cooperative Association Limited.[10] The farmers alleged they were given smaller loans than on paper the association and bank officials pocketed the difference.[10][11] Some of these farmers were then arrested on loan default charges despite claiming they repaid the money to the bank.[12] The farmers received bail on 27 November 2022.[13][14] The Prothom Alo in an editorial spoke against the case and detention of the farmers.[15]

References

  1. ↑ "Farmers get loan without collateral: Ranga". bssnews.net. Archived from the original on 3 May 2018. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "About Us". bsbl.org.bd. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
  3. ↑ Rahman, S M Mahfuzur. "Cooperative Banking". Banglapedia. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  4. 1 2 "Samabaya Bank to be specialised commercial bank". The Business Standard. 2021-01-05. Retrieved 2023-04-06.
  5. ↑ "AL leader stabbed dead at Motijheel". The Daily Star. 2013-11-07. Retrieved 2023-04-07.
  6. ↑ "Mohiuddin re-elected chairman of Samabay Bank". The New Nation. Retrieved 2023-04-06.
  7. 1 2 Report, Star Digital (2021-02-25). "Embezzling gold worth Tk 11.4cr: 3 Samabaya Bank officials say they were instructed by bank high-ups". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2023-04-07.
  8. ↑ "Embezzling gold worth Tk 11.40 crore: 5 Samabaya Bank officials remanded". The Daily Star. 2021-02-16. Retrieved 2023-04-07.
  9. ↑ "5 bank officials held for embezzling gold jewellery worth 11.4C". Dhaka Tribune. 2021-02-16. Retrieved 2023-04-07.
  10. 1 2 Topu, Ahmed Humayun Kabir (2022-12-15). "Samabaya bank probe finds farmers at fault for loan default". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2023-04-06.
  11. ↑ Topu, Ahmed Humayun Kabir (2022-12-06). "We got less than what we borrowed". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2023-04-06.
  12. ↑ Topu, Ahmed Humayun Kabir (2022-11-27). "Held for 'loan default': Some farmers' families 'repaid' all money". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2023-04-06.
  13. ↑ Report, Star Digital (2022-11-27). "Loan default: All 37 accused farmers, including 12 arrestees, get bail". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2023-04-07.
  14. ↑ Correspondent (27 November 2022). "37 farmers including 12 arrested get bail in loan related case". Prothomalo. Retrieved 2023-04-07.
  15. ↑ Desk, Editorial (28 November 2022). "Why have destitute farmers been harassed?". Prothomalo. Retrieved 2023-04-07.


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