Financial System in Bangladesh

STRUCTURE OF FINANCIAL SYSTEM IN BANGLADESH
INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY CHITTAGONG
Assignment On…
ISLAMIC FINANCIAL SYSTEM
Topic:
Structure of Financial System in Bangladesh
Submitted To:
MR. ABDULLAHIL MAMUN
LECTURER
DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY CHITTAGONG.
Submitted By:
MUHAMMAD SHAHINUR EKRAM CHOWDHURY
ID No: R093117
RMBA, 4th Trimester, Section (B).
Submitted Date: 22 February, 2010.
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Financial System:
The financial system is a set of organized institutional set-up through which surplus
units transfer their funds to deficit units.
Define a financial system fair narrowly, to consist of a set of markets, individuals and
institutions, which trade in those markets and the supervisory bodies responsible for
their regulation. The end-users of the system are people and firms whose desire is to
lend and to borrow.
A financial system is a system that to channels funds from lenders to borrowers, to

creates liquidity and money, to provides a payments mechanism, to provides financial
services such as insurance & pensions and to offers portfolio adjustment facilities.
In Finance, the financial system is the system that allows the transfer of money
between savers and borrowers. It comprises a set of complex and closely
interconnected financial institutions, markets, instruments, services, practices and
transactions.
An economy’s financial system exists to organize the settlement of payments, to raise

and allocate finance and to manage the risks associated with financing and exchange.
So, the government sector and the corporate sector are the users of financial surplus
of household sector and that the financial sector performs this vital function of
intermediation. Empirical evidence shows that the growth of financial markets and
development of the economy are complementary to each other.
A developed financial system is one that has a secure and efficient payment system,
security market and financial intermediaries that arrange financing and derivative
markets & financial institutions that provide access to risk management instruments.
Thus, A financial system consists of a set of organized markets and institutions

together with regulators of those markets and institutions. Their main function is to
channel funds between end users of the system: from lenders (‘surplus units’) to
borrowers (‘deficit units’). In addition, a financial system provides payments facilities,
a variety of services such as insurance, pensions and foreign exchange, together with
facilities, which allow people to adjust their existing wealth portfolios.
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Background of financial system in Bangladesh:

The financial system in Bangladesh includes Bangladesh Bank (the Central Bank),
scheduled banks, non-bank financial institutions, Microfinance institutions (MFIs),
insurance companies, co-operative banks, credit rating agencies and stock exchange.
Among scheduled banks there are 4 Nationalised commercial banks (NCBs), 5 state-
owned specialized banks (SBs), 30 domestic private commercial banks (PCBs), 9
foreign commercial banks (FCBs) and 29 non-bank financial institutions (NBFIs) as of
December 2006 after that total number of institutions are increasing rapidly.
However, Rupali Bank, an NCB is being sold to a foreign buyer, and once this
transaction is completed, the country will have only 3 NCBs., which are being
corporative. Over and above the institutions cited above, three development financial
institutions namely House Building Finance Corporation (HBFC), Ansar-VDP Unnayan
Bank and Karma Shangsthan Bank are operating in Bangladesh, all of which are state
owned.
The financial system of Bangladesh is mainly bank dependent. Though in the recent
years, a number of non-banking financial institutions (leasing and merchant banks)
have been established, yet the banking sector still captures the lion share of the
financial market.
Financial Sectors in Bangladesh:

Bangladesh Bank is the key player for the financial sector of Bangladesh as well as for
the economy. Bangladesh Bank is the banker to the government as well as to other
banks. It formulates and implements monetary policy, manages foreign exchange
reserve and is the authority to supervise and regulate other banks and non-bank
financial institutions.
The financial sector of Bangladesh has gone through a lot of reforms in the past two
decades and central bank reform was a key element of the reform agenda. This study
maps the various reforms that have taken place so far.
Bangladesh Bank has improved in certain areas and yet there are avenues where
more can be done. The bank plays a dual role in the economy. Bangladesh Bank
supervises and regulates the country’s banking sector where it has significant
improvements. On the other hand, the bank underachieves in terms of autonomous
formulation and implementation of monetary policy in coordination with the
government.
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Structure of Financial System:
The Main Constituents of Our Countries Financial System Are:
01. Financial Institutions/Intermediaries.
02. Financial Instruments.
03. Financial Markets.
Structure of Financial System
01-(i). Banks: 01-(ii). Non-Bank

a) Private Commercial Financial Institutions:
Banks a) Insurance Companies
b) Public Commercial b) Security Firms
01. Financial Banks
c) Investment Banks
Institutions c) Private Foreign
d) Financial Companies
Commercial Banks
e) Mutual Funds
d) Specialized Financial
Institutions f) Pension Funds
02-(i). Money Market 02-(ii). Capital Market

Instruments: Instruments:
a) Treasure Bills a) Bonds
b) Stocks
02. Financial b) Commercial Paper
c) Govt. Securities
Instruments c) Negotiable Certificate d) Bank & Consumer
of deposits Commercial Paper
d) Banker Acceptances e) Debentures
f) Mortgages
03-(i). Primary Market

03. Financial 03-(ii). Secondary Ma rket
Markets
03-(iii). Mon ey Mark et
03-(iv). Capital Market
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01. Financial Institutions/Intermediaries:

An organization which borrows funds from lenders and lends them to borrowers on
terms which are better for both parties than if they dealt directly with each other.
Financial institutions as ‘intermediaries’:
As a general rule, financial institutions are all engaged to some degree in what is
called intermediation. Rather obviously ‘intermediation’ means acting as a go-between
for two parties. The parties here are usually called lenders and borrowers or
sometimes-surplus sectors or units, and deficit sectors or units.
As a general rule, what financial intermediaries do is: to create assets for savers and
liabilities for borrowers which are more attractive to each than would be the case if
the parties had to deal with each other directly.
There are two general consequences of financial intermediation. The first is that there
will exist more financial assets and liabilities than would be the case if the community
were to rely upon direct lending.
The second general consequence of the intervention of financial institutions is that
lending and borrowing have become easier. It is now no longer necessary for savers
to search out borrowers with matching needs. In this sense financial intermediaries
have lowered the ‘transaction costs’ of lending and borrowing.
01-(i). Banks:
Banking is essentially based on the debtor-creditor relationship between the
depositors and the bank on the one hand and between the borrowers and the bank
on the other. Interest is considered to be the price of credit, reflecting the
opportunity cost of money.
The commercial banking system dominates Bangladesh's financial sector. Bangladesh
Bank is the Central Bank of Bangladesh and the chief regulatory authority in the
sector. The banking system is composed of four Public commercial banks, five
specialized development banks, thirty private commercial Banks and nine foreign
commercial banks.
Out of 6562 scheduled bank branches operating in the country, up to end December
2006 the NCBs operate 3384 branches, of which 2146 are in rural areas and 1238 are
in urban areas; SBs have 1354 branches of which 1200 are in rural areas and 154 are
in urban areas; PCBs have 1776 branches of which 488 are in rural areas and 1288
are in urban areas; and FCBs have 48 branches exclusively in urban areas. Out of 30
PCBs, six have been operating as Islamic banks. After the year 2006 that total
number of branches are increasing rapidly up to 2009.
List of All types of banking sectors are:
• Central Bank
• Private Commercial Banks
• Public Commercial Banks
• Foreign Commercial Banks
• Specialized Development Banks
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a) Private Commercial Banks:

Even with all the provisions at hand, during the interviews many experts opined
that there could be separate agencies to regulate and supervise the private
sector banking activities in Bangladesh. A number of agencies can be set up and
each would look into a number aspects related to private sector banking. Under
the current system, the commercial banks and financial institutions have to
report to and are to a certain extent supervised by the Securities and Exchange
Commission, when they register with the stock exchange.
Private banks are the highest growth sector due to the dismal performances of
government banks (above). They tend to offer better service and products.
• AB Bank Ltd • Aziz Co-op Commerce & Finance
• BRAC Bank Limited Bank Ltd.
• Eastern Bank Limited • Eastern Bank Limited
• Dutch Bangla Bank Limited • Social Investment Bank Limited
• Dhaka Bank Limited • Uttara Bank Limited
• Islami Bank Bangladesh Ltd
• Pubali Bank Limited
• Uttara Bank Limited
• IFIC Bank Limited
• National Bank Limited
• United Commercial Bank Limited
• NCC Bank Limited
• Prime Bank Limited
• SouthEast Bank Limited
• Al-Arafah Islami Bank Limited
• Social Islami Bank Limited
• Standard Bank Limited
• One Bank Limited
• Exim Bank Limited
• Mercantile Bank Limited
• Bangladesh Commerce Bank Limited
• Mutual Trust Bank Limited
• First Security Islami Bank Limited
• The Premier Bank Limited
• Bank Asia Limited
• Trust Bank Limited
• Shahjalal Islami Bank Limited
• Jamuna Bank Limited
• ICB Islami Bank
• Moon Bank Limited
• United Commercial Bank Limited
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b) Public Commercial Banks:

The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision published guidance in 1999 to assist
banking supervisors in promoting the adoption of sound corporate governance
practices by banking organizations in their countries. This guidance drew from
principles of corporate governance that were published earlier that year by the
Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) with the purpose
of assisting governments in their efforts to evaluate and improve their frameworks
for corporate governance and to provide guidance for financial market regulators
and participants in financial markets at public commercial banks.
• Sonali Bank Limited

• Janata Bank Limited
• Agrani Bank Limited
• Rupali Bank Limited
c) Private Foreign Commercial Banks:

The state and nature of corporate governance has been studied under five general
headings. Three types of foreign commercial banks or companies were studied: a)
the public corporations - these are mainly private utility companies operated by the
government with a board of director consisting of the people of Bangladesh and
few experts, b) financial institutions like banks which are listed in the Dhaka Stock
Exchange but related with governmental condition about share distribution and c)
non-financial limited companies also listed in the stock exchanges in the country but
related with governmental condition about share distribution.
• Citibank
• HSBC
• Standard Chartered Bank
• Commercial Bank of Ceylon
• State Bank of India
• Habib Bank
• National Bank of Pakistan
• Bank Alfalah
d) Specialized Financial Institutions:
Out of the specialized banks, two (Bangladesh Krishi Bank and Rajshahi Krishi
Unnayan Bank) were created to meet the credit needs of the agricultural sector
while the other two ( Bangladesh Shilpa Bank (BSB) & Bangladesh Shilpa Rin
Sangtha (BSRS) are for extending term loans to the industrial sector. The
Specialized banks are:
• Grameen Bank
• Bangladesh Krishi Bank
• Bangladesh Development Bank Ltd
• Rajshahi Krishi Unnayan Bank
• Basic Bank Ltd (Bank of Small Industries and Commerce)
• Bangladesh Somobay Bank Limited (Cooperative Bank)
• Ansar VDP Unnyan Bank
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01-(ii). Non-Bank Financial Institutions:

Non-Bank Financial Institutions (NBFIs) are an important part of financial system in
Bangladesh. NBFIs operations are regulated under the Financial Institutions Act,
1993. The NBFIs consist of investment, finance, leasing companies etc. There were
29 financial institutions operating in Bangladesh as of 31 December 2006. Of these
one is government owned, 15 are local (private) and the other 13 are established
under joint venture with foreign participation. Bangladesh Bank has introduced a
policy for loan and lease classification and provisioning for NBFIs from December
2000 on a half-yearly basis. Among the 29 financial institutions, 12 have been listed
in the stock exchanges up to 31 December 2006 to strengthen financial capability and
the rest are under process to be listed in due course after the year 2006 that the total
number of institutions are increasing rapidly.
Products and Services Offered by NBFIs Non-Bank Financial Institutions play a key
role in fulfilling the gap of financial services that are not generally provided by the
banking sector. The competition among NBFIs is increasing over the years, which is
forcing them to diversify to a wider range of products and services and to provide
innovative investment solutions. NBFIs appear to offer flexible options and highly
competitive products to help customers meet their operational and financial goals.
The table below provides a summary of the product range offered by existing NBFIs
of Bangladesh.
Different Products and Services of NBFIs
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a) Insurance Companies
The insurance sector is regulated by the Insurance Act, 1938 with regulatory
oversight provided by the Controller of Insurance on authority under the Ministry of
Commerce. A separate Insurance Regulatory Authority is being established. A total of
62 insurance companies have been operating in Bangladesh, of which 19 provide life
insurance and 43 are in the general insurance field. Among the life insurance
companies, except the state-owned Jiban Bima Corporation (GBC) foreign owned
American Life Insurance Company (ALlCO), and the rest of the private. Among the
general insurance companies, state-owned Shadharan Bima Corporation (SBC) is the
most active in the insurance sector. A total of 31 insurance companies are listed in
the capital market, of which 8 offer life insurances.
i) Life Insurance Company (Public)

• Jiban Bima Corporation
ii) Life Insurance Company (Foreign)

• American Life Insurance Co.
iii) Life Insurance Company (Private)

• National Life Insurance Co. Ltd. • Progressive Life Insurance Co. Ltd.
• Delta Life Insurance Co. Ltd. • Rupali Life Insurance Co. Ltd.
• Fareast Islami Life Insurance Co. Ltd. • Sun Life Insurance Co. Ltd.
• Homeland Life Insurance Co. Ltd.
• Meghna Life Insurance Co. Ltd.
• Padma Islami Life Insurance Co. Ltd.
• Sandhani Life Insurance Co. Ltd.
• Sunflower Life Insurance Co. Ltd.
• Baira Life Insurance Co. Ltd.
• Golden Life Insurance Co. Ltd.
• Progoti Life Insurance Co. Ltd.
• Prime Life Insurance Co. Ltd.
• Popular Life Insurance Co. Ltd.
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iv) General Insurance Company (Public)

• Sadharan Bima Corporation
v) General Insurance Company (Private)

• Agrani Insurance Company Limited.
• Bangladesh Co-operative General Insurance Ltd.
• Bangladesh General Insurance Co. Ltd.
• Bangladesh National Insurance Co. Ltd.
• Central Insurance Co. Ltd.
• City General Insurance Co. Ltd
• Eastern Insurance Co. Ltd
• Eastland Insurance Co. Ltd
• Federal Insurance Co. Ltd
• Green Delta Insurance Co. Ltd
• Janata Insurance Co. Ltd
• Karnafully Insurance Co. Ltd
• Meghna Insurance Co. Ltd
• Mercantile Insurance Co. Ltd
• Northern General Insurance Co. Ltd
• People's Insurance Co. Ltd
• Phoenix Insurance Co. Ltd
• Pioneer Insurance Co. Ltd
• Prime Insurance Co. Ltd
• Progoti General Insurance Co. Ltd
• Provati Insurance Co. Ltd
• Purabi General Insurance Co. Ltd
• Reliance Insurance Co. Ltd
• Rupali Insurance Co. Ltd
• United Insurance Co. Ltd
• Takaful Islami Insurance Company Limited
• Crystal Insurance Co. Ltd
• Republic Insurance Company Limited
• Global Insurance Company Limited
• Paramount Insurance Co. Ltd.
• Standard Insurance Co. Ltd.
• Asia Pacific Insurance Co. Ltd.
• South Asia Insurance Co. Ltd.
• Express Insurance Ltd.
• Continental Insurance Ltd.
• Desh General Insurance Ltd.
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b) Security Firms
Financial institutions that underwrite securities and engage in related activities such
as securities brokerage, securities trading and making a market in which securities
can trade.
• Nabiul Karim Securities Ltd.
• Haji Mohammad Ali Securities Ltd.
• GMF Securities Limited
• Quaiyum Securities Ltd.
• Dragon Securities Ltd.
• TA Khan Securities Co. Ltd.,
• Md. Fokhrul Islam Securities Limited.
• Shahiq Securities Ltd.
• Habibur Rahman Securities Limited
• Ershad Securities Ltd.
• Mian Abdur Rashid Securities Ltd.
• Khurshid Securities Ltd.
• Rapid Securities Limited
• Dawn Securities Limited.
• Arafat Securities Ltd.
• Shahed Securities Ltd.
• Tobarak Securities Ltd.
• Midway Securities Ltd.
• Parkway Securities Ltd.
• HR Securities & Investment Limted
• Kazi Feroz Rashid Securities Ltd.
• MAH Securities Ltd.
• DMR Securities Services Ltd.
• Alhaj Jahanara Securities Ltd.
• RNI Securities Ltd.
• GQ Securities Ltd.
• Crest Securities Limited.
• Asenz Securities Ltd.
• Finvest Securities Ltd.
• MAH Securities Limited
• Nabiul Karim Securities Limited
• Jalalabad Securities Limited
• Haji Mohammad Ali Securities
• Akij Securities Limited
• Mian Abdur Rashid Securities
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c) Investment Banks
It primarily helps net suppliers of funds transfer funds to net users of funds at a low
cost and with maximum degree of efficiency.
• Bay Leasing & Investments Limited.
• Union Capital Ltd.
• First Lease International Limited
• Phoenix Leasing Co. Ltd.
• Peoples Leasing & Financial Services Ltd.
d) Financial Companies
The primary function of finance companies is to make loans to both individuals and
business. Finance companies provide such services as consumer lending, business
lending and mortgage financing.
• Industrial Development Leasing Company of Bangladesh (IDLC)
• Infrastructure Development Company Limited (IDCOL)
• GSP Finance Limited
• Delta Brac Housing Finance Corporation Ltd.
• Fidelity Assets & Securities Company Limited.
• Fareast Finance & Investment Ltd.
• LankaBangla Finance Ltd.
• Prime Finance & Investment Limited
• Bangladesh Industrial Finance Co. Ltd.
e) Mutual Funds
Mutual funds are portfolios of different securities such as stocks, bonds, treasuries,
derivatives, etc. Mutual funds pool money of both individual and institutional
investors allowing the funds to achieve: (i) economies of scale by reducing costs and
increasing investment returns; (ii) divisibility and diversification; (iii) active
management with superior stock picking and market timing; (iv) reinvestment of
dividends, interest and capital gains; (v) tax-efficiency; and (vi) buying and selling
flexibility. There might be varieties of mutual funds that differ in terms of their
investment objectives, underlying portfolios of shares, risks and returns, fees and
expenses, etc.
Mutual funds are professionally managed investment schemes that collect funds
from small investors and invest in stocks, bonds, short term money market
instruments, and other securities. This ensures a diversified portfolio for the
investors at much less efforts than through purchasing individual stocks and bonds.
Fund managers who undertake trading of the pooled money and are responsible for
managing the portfolio of holdings usually manage mutual funds. Generally, mutual
funds are organized under the law as companies or business trusts and managed by
separate entities. Mutual funds fall into two categories: open-end funds and closed-
end funds.
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Some categories of mutual funds are:

• ICB, 1st ICB Mutual Fund, 2nd ICB Mutual Fund, 3rd ICB Mutual Fund,
4th ICB Mutual Fund, 5th ICB Mutual Fund, 6th ICB Mutual Fund, 7th
ICB Mutual Fund
• ICB Mutual Fund
• 1st BSRS Mutual Fund
• AIMS First Granted Mutual
• Grameen Mutual Fund One
• Grameen One: Scheme Two
• ICB AMCL 1st Mutual Fund
• ICB AMCL Islamic Mutual Fund
• ICB AMCL Unit Fund
• ICB AMCL Pension Holder Unit Fund
• ICB AMCL First NRB Mutual Fund
• ICB AMCL Second NRB Mutual Fund
f) Pension Funds
Pension funds are analyzed as financial intermediaries using a functional approach to
finance, which encompasses traditional theories of intermediation. Funds fulfill a
number of the functions of the financial system more efficiently than banks or direct
holdings. Their growth complements that of capital markets and they have acted as
major catalysts of change in the financial landscape. Financial efficiency in this
functional sense is not the only reason for growth. It is also a consequence of fiscal
incentives and benefits to employers, as well as growing demand arising from the
ageing of the population.
Employers, such as companies, public corporations, and industry or trade groups,

typically sponsor pension funds; accordingly, employers as well as employees
typically contribute. Funds may be internally or externally managed. Returns to
members of pension plans backed by such funds may be purely dependent on the
market (defined contribution funds) or may be overlaid by a guarantee of the rate of
return by the sponsor (defined benefit funds).
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02. Financial Instruments:

A financial instrument is any contract that gives rise to a financial asset of one entity
and a financial liability or equity instrument of another entity.
A financial asset is any asset that is:
(i) Cash;
(ii) An equity instrument of another entity;
A contractual right:
(i) To receive cash or another financial asset from another entity; or
(ii) To exchange financial assets or financial liabilities with another entity under
conditions that are potentially favorable to the entity.
A contract that will or may be settled in the entity’s own equity instruments and is:
(i) A non-derivative for which the entity is or may be obliged to receive a variable
number of the entity’s own equity instruments; or
(ii) A derivative that will or may be settled other than by the exchange of a fixed
amount of cash or another financial asset for a fixed number of the entity’s own
equity instruments. For this purpose the entity’s own equity instruments do not
include instruments that are themselves contracts for the future receipt or delivery of
the entity’s own equity instruments.
The specific form, which a claim takes, is a financial instrument. The range of
instruments is existence and also because it enables us to distinguish certain broad
categories of instrument.
Selections of instruments are:
• Treasure Bills
• Commercial Paper
• Negotiable Certificate of deposits
• Banker Acceptances
• Bonds
• Stocks
• Govt. Securities
• Bank & Consumer Commercial Paper
• Debentures
• Mortgages
Company shares and government stock, for example, once created can be bought
and sold in organized markets without their original issuers ever again being involved.
Instruments that are issued with a fixed rate of interest for as long as they exist –
government bonds, for example – from those assets whose yield varies according to
market conditions. The latter category includes a wide range of claims from bank
deposits to company shares.
A very popular basis for distinguishing types of instrument is maturity. This means
the length of time, which has to elapse before the claim is repaid. This may be very
long. With company shares, for example, it is theoretically infinity. Some government
stocks are issued with twenty-five years to maturity. Contrast this with treasury bills,
which are issued for ninety-one days or even bank deposits that can be demanded
immediately or ‘at sight’.
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02-(i). Money Market Instruments:

The Money Market is an instrument of the fixed income market. Generally speaking,
the term "fixed income" is synonymous with bonds. In reality, a bond is just one type
of fixed income security. The difference between the money market and the bond
market is that the money market specializes in very short-term debt securities (debt
that matures in less than one year). Money market investments are also called cash
investments because of their short maturities, and their near-liquid nature (almost
immediate access upon request).
Money market securities are essentially IOU's issued by governments, financial
institutions, and large corporations. These instruments are very liquid and considered
extraordinarily safe. Because they are extremely conservative, money market
securities offer significantly lower return than most other securities.
One of the main differences between the money market and the stock market is that
most money market securities trade in awfully high denominations. This limits the
access of the individual investor. Furthermore, the money market is a dealer market,
which means that firms buy and sell securities in their own accounts, at their own
risk. Compare this to the stock market where a broker receives commission to acts as
an agent, while the investor takes the risk of holding the stock. Another characteristic
of a dealer market is the lack of a central trading floor or exchange. Deals are
transacted over the phone or through electronic systems.
The easiest way for us to gain access to the money market is with a money market
mutual funds, or through money market bank account, which are offered at this
website.. These accounts and funds pool together the assets of thousands of
investors in order to buy the money market securities on their behalf. However, some
money market instruments, like treasury bills, may be purchased directly. Failing that,
they can be acquired through other large financial institutions with direct access to
these markets.
Call money rate -the rate at which short term funds are lent and borrowed among
banks- is the core of an overnight money market for credit. Volatility of the overnight
money market rate (call money rate) is a very usual phenomenon for a well-
functioning market. Market participants determine the rate according to their
perceptions of the current and future liquidity condition in the market. Thus this rate
reflects the supply and demand behavior of bank reserves, and hence, gives
important signals to the central bank to understand the market pressure.
Call money rate in Bangladesh can be viewed as a market-clearing rate. Fluctuations
in the overnight rates come mainly from supply and demand for liquidity in the
money market. Periodic change in reserve requirements as well as economic and
seasonal factors may cause the demand to rise. The overnight money market rate
can also be impacted on the days when Bangladesh Bank (BB) conducts open market
operations.
a) Treasure Bills
Dept obligations of the Government used to finance fiscal deficits. Bangladesh Bank
treasure bills are issued in one three, six, twelve month and two year maturity. They
pay a set amount at maturity.
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b) Commercial Paper
It is an unsecured short-term promissory notes issued by a corporation to raise short-
term cash, often to finance working capital requirements. A Sample copy of
Commercial Paper is given below:
TERMS & CONDITIONS

01. PARTNERSHIP ACCOUNT:
We request and authorize you until any one of us shall give you notice in writing to the contrary, to honour
and debit to the firm’s account all Cheques, Guarantees, Negotiable Instruments, or other Orders which may
be drawn, or Bills Accepted or Notes made or Receipts for Money owing by you to the firm signed by any one
of us in the name or on behalf of the firm, whether the firm’s Account be for the time being in credit or
overdrawn or may become overdrawn in consequence of such debit and we will be jointly and severally
responsible for the repayment of any such overdraft and interest there against.
-We also request and authorize you to accept the endorsement of any one of us in the name or on behalf of the
firm on Cheques, Orders, Bills, Notes or other Negotiable Instruments.
-You are hereby authorized to carry out any instruction in connection with the account (including instruction of
countermanding payment of Cheques, Bills of Exchange, Promissory Notes or order for payment) when such
instructions are given by all or any one of us.
-Any security or other property of or deposited in the name of the firm may be withdrawn and any money
may be borrowed from you in the name or on behalf of the firm and may be secured in any manner upon any
security money or property of or deposited in the name of the firm by any one of us and we will jointly and
severally be responsible for repayment of such money with interest, costs, charges and expenses.
-Any liability whatsoever incurred in respect of the account shall be joint and several.
-This authority shall remain in force until revoked notwithstanding any change in the constitution or name of
the firm and shall apply notwithstanding any change in the membership of the firm by death, bankruptcy, and
retirement or otherwise or the admission of any new partner(s). (This account opening form must be
signed by all the Partners)
Partner’s Signature Partner’s Signature Partner’s Signature Partner’s Signature

Name: Name: Name: Name:
02. LIMITED COMPANY:
At General Meeting/a Meeting of the Board or Directors of…………………………………………………… Limited held

at its office at…………………………………………………………………………
on…………..…,the company decided to open a Current/……… Account with ONE Bank
Limited……………………….. Branch and we have been authorized to advise the Bank accordingly.
We enclose the following Documents for the purpose:
a. Certified copy of the Memorandum & Articles of Association of the Company.

b. Certificate of Incorporation of the Company for inspection and return, and a duly certified photocopy for
Bank’s record
c. Certificate from the Registrar of Joint Stock Companies that the company is entitled to commence
business (in case of Public Ltd. Co.) for inspection and return, and a duly certified Photocopy for Banks
record.
d. Latest copy of Balance sheet.
e. Extract of resolution of the Board/General Meeting of the Company for opening the account and
authorization for its operation duly certified by the Chairman/Managing Director of the Company.
List of Directors with addresses (a latest certified copy of the form-xii)
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We would now request you to open a Current/……………..Account in the name of the Company.
We undertake to advise the Bank, of changes in the authorized signatures and these will be supported by
further Resolution of the Company. We agree to comply with the rules governing the account of ONE Bank
Limited and agree to comply with the Schedule of Charges of the Bank.
Authorized Signature Authorized Signature Authorized Signature Authorized Signature

Name: Name: Name: Name:
03. GENERAL CONDITIONS OF GOVERNING ACCOUNTS:
a) The law, rules and regulations of Bangladesh, usual customs and procedures common to
Banks in Bangladesh will apply to and govern the conducts of the account opened with the
Bank.
b) Any person opening an account will be deemed to have read, understood and accepted the
rules governing the account.
c) A suitable introduction by an introducer acceptable to the Bank is required prior to opening of any account.
Recent photographs of the account openers duly attested by the introducer must be produced.
d) Each account will be given one account number. This number is to be properly quoted on all letters and /
or documents addressed to the Bank and on all deposit slips. The Bank will not be responsible for any
loss or damage occurring as a result of wrong quotation of account number.
e) Interest/commissions/service or maintenance of account charges will be levied by the Bank as determined
by the Bank from time to time and as per Bangladesh Bank regulation.
f) The funds available in any of the account holder’s account (the customer) with the Bank will be
considered by the Bank to be a security for any commitment(s), the Bank is entitled without giving prior
notice to the customer to utilize such funds against the obligation(s) and/or commitment(s) of the
customer to the Bank.
g) Any statement of account dispatched to the customer will be considered as approved unless any
discrepancy (-ies) is/are notified in writing to the Bank within 15 days from the date of dispatch. The
Bank is not responsible for delays or non-delivery due to mail problems. Statement of account to be
picked up will be considered as approved even if not picked up 15 days after the date they are produced.
Statements of account are not produced when there is no operation during the month. Those can be
obtained on special request.
h) Account holders must provide maximum security to the cheque books in their possession and the Bank is
not responsible for any loss occurring due to inadequacy of security. Any chequebook loss or misuse must
be immediately reported to the Bank and confirmed in writing without any delay.
i) When cheque deposited are payable by other Banks or outstation, they are available after clearing or
collection only. Service charge will be charged @ Tk. 100/- in Current A/C and Savings A/C Half yearly or
as changed by the bank from time to time as and when required.
j) The Bank reserves the right to close any account without giving prior notice if the conduct of the account is
unsatisfactory in the opinion of the Bank or for any other reason(s) whatsoever.
k) The balance in the account(s) is payable solely at ONE Bank Limited and shall be governed by and
subject to “laws” in effect in Bangladesh. As used herein laws will include Bank Circulars, Modifications,
Regulations and Orders of the Government and Bangladesh Bank including practice of banking.
l) The Bank reserves the right to amend the present rules at any time in any manner with or without giving
prior notice to the account holder(s) separately or to the public. The chequebook will not be issued
unless and until all the required formalities are completed.
04. AGREEMENT:
I/We hereby agree to the above general conditions.
Signature of the applicant/ Signature of the applicant/ Signature of the applicant/ Signature of the applicant/
Authorized signature Authorized signature Authorized signature Authorized signature
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c) Negotiable Certificate of deposits

Negotiable certificate of deposit means a short-term security, typically
issued by a bank to raise funds. A Negotiable Certificate of Deposit is a
short-term investment in a security, being a negotiable certificate of deposit
issued by NAB.
If you choose to invest in a Negotiable Certificate of Deposit, you pay the
purchase price on the purchase date. On the maturity date, NAB pays you
the face value of the Negotiable Certificate of Deposit. The return on your
investment is equal to the difference between the purchase price and the
face value.
d) Banker Acceptances
It is a time draft payable to a seller of goods, with payment guaranteed by
a bank. Time drafts issued by a bank are orders for the bank to pay a
specified amount of money to the bearer of the time draft on a given date.
02-(ii). Capital Market Instruments:

Capital Market Instruments are a number of capital market instruments used
for market trade, including stocks, bonds, debentures, foreign exchange,
fixed deposits, and others. The investors to make a profit out of their
respective markets use these.
All of these are called capital market instruments because these are
responsible for generating funds for companies, corporations, and
sometimes national governments. This market is also known as securities
market because long-term funds are raised through trade on debt and
equity securities. Both companies and governments may conduct these
activities.
This market is divided into primary capital market and secondary capital
market. The primary market is designed for the new issues and the
secondary market is meant for the trade of existing issues. Stocks and
bonds are the two basic capital market instruments used in both the primary
and secondary markets. There are three different markets in which stocks
are used as the capital market instrument: the physical, virtual, and auction
markets.
Bonds, however, are traded in a separate bond market. This market is also
known as a debt, credit, or fixed income market. Trade in debt securities are
done in this market. There are also the Debentures that are used as capital
market instruments by the investors.
These instruments are more secured than the others, but they also provide
less return than the other capital market instruments. While all capital
market instruments are designed to provide a return on investment, the risk
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factors are different for each and the selection of the instrument depends on
the choice of the investor. The risk tolerance factor and the expected returns
from the investment play a decisive role in the selection by an investor of a
capital market instrument. Capital market instruments should be selected
only after doing proper research in order to increase one.
Bangladesh Capital Market Summary

(As on 31 March 2008)
Indicators Dhaka Stock Chittagong Stock
Exchange Exchange
No. of companies 270 215

No. of mutual funds 14 14
No. of debentures 8 1
No. of treasury bonds 75 -
No. of corporate bonds 1 -
Total No. of Listed Securities 368 230
a) Bonds
Bond market links issuers having long term financing needs with investors
willing to place funds in a long term, interest bearing securities. A matured
domestic bond market offers wide range of funding for the government and
the private sector. While fixed income instruments are the epitome of long
term finance options, the size of tradable government bonds is small,
secondary trading is rare, and more critically, public issue of corporate
bonds may remain suspended, as it has been the case in Bangladesh since
1996 [Hossain and Azim, 2005].
Bangladesh Bank has taken a number of initiatives to promote bond market

development, such as changing legal and regulatory framework and also
the tax system for securing, or issuing of zero-coupon bonds. But there are
some major problems in development of bond market in the country: weak
governance at the institutional and market levels; high non-performing
assets of the nationalized commercial banks (NCBs); poorly defined and
overlapping responsibilities of Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
and Ministry of Finance; and the lack of incentives and private initiatives to
drive market developments.
The government is aware of these problems, and international organizations

such as World Bank, IMF and some agencies such as IFC or ADB have been
observing to push for possible solutions.
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b) Stocks
The stock market is an important ingredient of the financial system in
Bangladesh. It is an important avenue for channeling funds to investors
through mobilizing resources from individuals. In view of the rapidly
increasing role of the stock market, volatility in stock prices can have
significant implications on the performance of the financial sector as well as
the entire economy. There exists important link between stock market
uncertainty and public confidence in the financial market.
c) Govt. Securities
The government has initiated reforms program in the area of debt
management since 2005. It has enacted the Bangladesh Government
Treasury Bonds (BGTB) Rules, 2003 under which T. Bonds are being
marketed on a regular basis. Development of a primary market for buying
and selling of Government bonds of varying maturity (5 year, 10-year, 15-
year and 20-year) to raise fund from the domestic market is one of the
significant achievements of such reforms initiatives.
Treasury Bills and Treasury Bonds auctions are being held on the basis of a
pre-announced Auction Calendar. This ensures higher degree of competition
resulting a steady decline in the cost of borrowing for the government from
domestic source.
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d) Bank & Consumer Commercial Paper

The paper intends to provide an overview of key issues pertaining to
consumer confidence in financial markets in Bangladesh. The formal
financial sector in Bangladesh includes: (a) Bangladesh Bank as the central
bank (b) 43 commercial banks, including four nationalized commercial
banks, 30 domestic private commercial banks, 9 foreign commercial banks
(c) 5 government-owned specialized banks (d) 28 non-bank financial
institutions (e) one government-owned investment company (f) two
government-owned insurance companies and a quite good number of
private insurance companies and (g) two stock exchanges. The banking
sector, however, dominates the country’s financial system.
Consumer confidence may be defined as the consumer’s appraisal of the
current economic conditions and his expectations of future economic
conditions. A silent revolution had occurred in financial services legislation
and regulation in the direction of building consumer confidence in the
markets, it is felt that there is a need for exploring ways for further
improvement of market conditions to meet the expectation of consumers of
financial services. In this backdrop the paper will discuss various factors
undermining consumer confidence in the financial markets, retrace the
legislative and regulatory measures undertaken in the past to protect
consumer interest and suggest further actions needed to enhance consumer
confidence in the financial services sector in Bangladesh.
e) Debentures
When any duly stamped debenture is renewed by the issue of a new
debenture in the same terms, the Collector shall, upon application made
within one month, repay to the person issuing such debenture, the value of
the stamp on the original or on the new debenture,
Provided that the original debenture is produced before the Collector and
cancelled by him in such manner as the Government may direct.
A debenture shall be deemed to be renewed in the same terms within the

meaning of this section notwithstanding the following changes: -
(a) The issue of two or more debentures in place of one original debenture,
the total amount secured being the same;
(b) The issue of one debenture in place of two or more original debenture,
the total amount secured being the same;
(c) The substitution of the name of the holder at the time of renewal for the
name of the original holder; and
(d) The alteration of the rate of interest or the dates of payment thereof.
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f) Mortgages
Mortgage markets means lending institutions & mortgage brokers.
According to Ministry of law, Bangladesh - Chapter IV:
Sec. (58) “Mortgage”, ”mortgagor”, ”Mortgagee”, ”Mortgage-money” and
“mortgage-deed” defined as: Simple mortgage, mortgage by conditional
sale, usufructuary mortgage, english mortgage, mortgage by deposit of title
– deeds anomalous mortgage.
Sec. (59) Mortgage when to be assurance.
Sec. (59.A) References to mortgagors and mortgages to include persons
driving title from them.
Mortgage loan taken out to buy the family home from the mortgage market.
Thirty years ago, such a loan would almost certainly have come from a
building society. The borrower would probably have had to wait in a queue,
which he or she could join only after having saved for some period with the
society. The loan would have been in sterling and the borrower would have
paid a rate of interest that varied at short notice (broadly) with changes in
the level of official interest rates imposed by the monetary authorities.
The interest would have been paid monthly together with a small additional
sum calculated to repay the loan over a scheduled period, such loans were
instantly available from a range of institutions. They could be repaid by the
method described above or they could be ‘interest-only’ mortgages in which
the borrower pays only the interest but makes simultaneous payments into a
long-term savings scheme (typically an endowment insurance policy), which
is designed to repay the mortgage when the policy matures. The mortgage
may have a rate of interest that can be fixed for long periods.
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03. Financial Markets

An organizational framework within which financial instruments can be
bought and sold. In economics a market is an organizational device that
brings together buyers and sellers. Textbooks usually hurry on to point out
that a market does not have to have a physical location, though plainly it
could do so.
In fact, financial markets offer some of the best examples of buyers and
sellers interacting over a widely dispersed geographical area.
Fina nc ial market of an economy comprises the banking sec tor,

other financial institutions and capital market. At present, 4
SCBs, 5 nationalized specialized banks, 30 private commercial
ba nks, 9 foreign co mmercial banks and 29 non-bank financial
institutions, Investment Corporation of Bangladesh (ICB),
Bangladesh House Building Finance Corporation (BHBFC), Dhaka
Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) are
working in the financial market of Bangladesh.
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Banks and other financ ial institutions (OFIs) have been playing a
key role in activating the financial sector that in turn infuses
dynamism to the economy. Banks are engaged in upgrading the
socio-economic status of the co untry by investing money to
productive sec tors. However, in the context of globali zation,
importance has bee n given to the devel opment of the financial
market through banking sec tor. In order to uphold the rule of
ba nking secto r in financial market development, the government
ha s taken a range of measures, whic h include further deployment
of bank branches and evaluation of their performance,
classific atio n of loans following the international standards,
assessment of capital adequacy, determination of quality of
assets and earning of impressive profit.
03-(i). Primary Market

Means new capital rose in the financial markets.
Primary market services are incl uded: -
• The investment banking &
• The financial intermediatio n etc.
(Tk)
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03-(ii). Secondary Market

Markets in whic h existing securities are traded; as opposed to a
prima ry market where securities are sold for the first time. In
most cases a stock exchange largely fulfils the role of a
secondary market, with the flotation of new issues representing
only a small proportion of its total business. However, it is the
existence of a flourishing sec ondary market, providing liquidity
and the spreading of risk.
Means exchange of ownership in the financial markets.
Se co ndary market servic es included:
• Brokerage services
Tk
Tk
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03-(iii). Money Market

Monetary polic y framework refers to a logic al and sequential set
of actions that a centra l bank has to design to conduct monetary
polic y. The c entral bank wants to achieve certain goals but
cannot directly influence the goals. It has a set of tools at its
disposal that can affect the goals indirectly after long and
variable lags.
So, if central bank waits to see the effect of the tools on the
goals it will be too late to make any correction to the policy.
That is why it aims at some variables that lie between tools and
goals, whic h it can influence and monitor very shortly.
Thus a c entral bank decides on the strategy for conducting

monetary policy. The variables that the central bank addresses
can be classified as instruments, ta rgets and goals. If the
framework is ex pressed in a flow chart instruments (i.e. tools)
and goals are on the two ends and targets are in between. The
targets are further classified as operational target and
intermediate target. The central bank also keeps an eye on some
information variables to make any policy deci sion.
03-(iv). Capital Market

The capital market in Bangladesh is regulated and supervised by the
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) under the SEC Act, 1993. The
SEC so far has issued licenses to 27 non-bank institutions to participate in
the capital market of which 19 institutions are Merchant Banker and Portfolio
Manager while 7 are Issue Managers and (one) acts as Issue Manager and
Underwriter.
The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), which was established as a public limited
company in April 1954, and the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE),
established in April 1995, dealing in the secondary capital market. As of end
December 2006 the total number of enlisted securities with DSE stood at
310 of which 255 are listed companies, 13 mutual funds, 8 debentures and
34 treasury bonds after the year 2006 that the total number of institutions
are increasing rapidly.
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Recently, two (2)-power sector companies namely Dhaka Electric Supply

Company (DESCO) and Power Grid Company of Bangladesh (PGCB) have
been listed in the capital market under the newly introduced direct listing
regulation. The Investment Corporation of Bangladesh (ICB) was established
in 1976 with the objective of encouraging and broadening the base of
industrial investment. ICB underwrites issues of securities, provides
substantial bridge financing programs, and maintains investment accounts,
floats and manages closed-end and open-end mutual funds and closed-end
unit funds to ensure supply of securities as well as generating demand for
securities. ICB also operates in both DSE and CSE as dealer. Some SBs, such
as Bangladesh Shilpa Bank (BSB), Bangladesh Shilpa Rin Sangstha (BSRS),
Bangladesh Small Industries and Commerce (BASIC) Bank Ltd. As well as
NCBs and some foreign banks are engaged in long-term industrial financing.
Capital Market product in Bangladesh:

• Share: Ordinary Share, Preference Share
• Mutual Fund
• Debt Securities
• Debenture
• Bond
A well-developed tradable bond market is critical to ensuring stability and
efficiency of the financial market in Bangladesh. In the country, most of the
available savings are held by the banks in the form of deposits that are
channeled through lending to the investors.
The dominance of banks, with high bad loan portfolios and non-
transferability of most of their debt/savings instruments, is a prime
hindrance to developing a well-performing bond market. The absence of
such a market makes the financial market less competitive as it fails to
generate market interest rates that reflect the opportunity cost of funds at
different maturities and results in excessive reliance on the banking system.
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STRUCTURE OF FINANCIAL SYSTEM IN BANGLADESH

INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY CHITTAGONG

Submitted Date: 22 February, 2010.

A financial system is a system that to channels funds from lenders to borrowers, to

An economy’s financial system exists to organize the settlement of payments, to raise

Thus, A financial system consists of a set of organized markets and institutions

Background of financial system in Bangladesh:

Financial Sectors in Bangladesh:

Structure of Financial System:

The Main Constituents of Our Countries Financial System Are:

01. Financial Institutions/Intermediaries.

02. Financial Instruments.

03. Financial Markets.

Structure of Financial System

01-(i). Banks: 01-(ii). Non-Bank

02-(i). Money Market 02-(ii). Capital Market

03-(i). Primary Market

01. Financial Institutions/Intermediaries:

a) Private Commercial Banks:

b) Public Commercial Banks:

• Sonali Bank Limited

c) Private Foreign Commercial Banks:

01-(ii). Non-Bank Financial Institutions:

Different Products and Services of NBFIs

oversight provided by the Controller of Insurance on authority under the Ministry of

Commerce. A separate Insurance Regulatory Authority is being established. A total of

62 insurance companies have been operating in Bangladesh, of which 19 provide life

general insurance companies, state-owned Shadharan Bima Corporation (SBC) is the

the capital market, of which 8 offer life insurances.

i) Life Insurance Company (Public)

ii) Life Insurance Company (Foreign)

iii) Life Insurance Company (Private)

iv) General Insurance Company (Public)

v) General Insurance Company (Private)

Some categories of mutual funds are:

Employers, such as companies, public corporations, and industry or trade groups,

02. Financial Instruments:

02-(i). Money Market Instruments:

TERMS & CONDITIONS

Partner’s Signature Partner’s Signature Partner’s Signature Partner’s Signature

02. LIMITED COMPANY:

At General Meeting/a Meeting of the Board or Directors of…………………………………………………… Limited held

a. Certified copy of the Memorandum & Articles of Association of the Company.

Authorized Signature Authorized Signature Authorized Signature Authorized Signature

03. GENERAL CONDITIONS OF GOVERNING ACCOUNTS:

I/We hereby agree to the above general conditions.

c) Negotiable Certificate of deposits

02-(ii). Capital Market Instruments:

Bangladesh Capital Market Summary

No. of companies 270 215

Bangladesh Bank has taken a number of initiatives to promote bond market

The government is aware of these problems, and international organizations

The stock market is an important ingredient of the financial system in

Bangladesh. It is an important avenue for channeling funds to investors

through mobilizing resources from individuals. In view of the rapidly

significant implications on the performance of the financial sector as well as

uncertainty and public confidence in the financial market.

The government has initiated reforms program in the area of debt

management since 2005. It has enacted the Bangladesh Government

marketed on a regular basis. Development of a primary market for buying

and selling of Government bonds of varying maturity (5 year, 10-year, 15-

significant achievements of such reforms initiatives.

pre-announced Auction Calendar. This ensures higher degree of competition

d) Bank & Consumer Commercial Paper