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People's Leasing And Financial Services Limited
People's Leasing and Financial Services Limited is a major non-bank financial institution in Bangladesh providing leasing and investment services. In 2020 Proshanta Kumar Halder, known as the Sultan of Swindle, scammed 35 billion taka from the company. History People's Leasing and Financial Services Limited was established on 12 August 1996 and received its license from Bangladesh Bank on 24 November 1997. In 2010, the People's Leasing and Financial Services Limited received permission from Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission to issue shares on the stock exchange. An investigation by Bangladesh Bank found financial irregularities took place from 2002 to 2014. It has found the chairman and four members of the board of directors had embezzled money from the institute through fraudulent loans. Anti Corruption Commission arrested Khabir Uddin Miah, one of the directors, on those allegations. Chairman M. Moazzam Hossain was removed from the board of directors. The other ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Public Company
A public company is a company whose ownership is organized via shares of stock which are intended to be freely traded on a stock exchange or in over-the-counter markets. A public (publicly traded) company can be listed on a stock exchange (listed company), which facilitates the trade of shares, or not (unlisted public company). In some jurisdictions, public companies over a certain size must be listed on an exchange. In most cases, public companies are ''private'' enterprises in the ''private'' sector, and "public" emphasizes their reporting and trading on the public markets. Public companies are formed within the legal systems of particular states, and therefore have associations and formal designations which are distinct and separate in the polity in which they reside. In the United States, for example, a public company is usually a type of corporation (though a corporation need not be a public company), in the United Kingdom it is usually a public limited company (plc), i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rapid Action Battalion
Rapid Action Battalion or RAB, is an anti-crime and anti-terrorism unit of the Bangladesh Police. This elite force consists of members of the Bangladesh Army, Bangladesh Police, Bangladesh Navy, Bangladesh Air Force, Border Guard Bangladesh, Bangladesh Civil Service and Bangladesh Ansar. It was formed on 26 March 2004 as RAT (Rapid Action Team), and commenced operations on 14 April 2004. From 2004 to 2008 RAB had killed 1,062 people. The Rapid Action Battalion has been criticized by rights groups for its use of extrajudicial killings and is accused of forced disappearances. History 2003-2008 Rapid Action Battalion was formed on 12 July 2003 under the Armed Police Battalion (Amendment) Act, 2003. The act was passed through the amendment of Armed Forces Battalion Ordinance 1979 which provides immunity to RAB officers for actions taken in the course of their duty. Each battalion of Rapid Action Battalion is commanded by Additional Deputy Inspector General rank officer or its ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Organisations Based In Dhaka
An organization or organisation (Commonwealth English; see spelling differences), is an entity—such as a company, an institution, or an association—comprising one or more people and having a particular purpose. The word is derived from the Greek word ''organon'', which means tool or instrument, musical instrument, and organ. Types There are a variety of legal types of organizations, including corporations, governments, non-governmental organizations, political organizations, international organizations, armed forces, charities, not-for-profit corporations, partnerships, cooperatives, and educational institutions, etc. A hybrid organization is a body that operates in both the public sector and the private sector simultaneously, fulfilling public duties and developing commercial market activities. A voluntary association is an organization consisting of volunteers. Such organizations may be able to operate without legal formalities, depending on jurisdiction, includi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Merchant Bank
A merchant bank is historically a bank dealing in commercial loans and investment. In modern British usage it is the same as an investment bank. Merchant banks were the first modern banks and evolved from medieval merchants who traded in commodities, particularly cloth merchants. Historically, merchant banks' purpose was to facilitate and/or finance production and trade of commodities, hence the name "merchant". Few banks today restrict their activities to such a narrow scope. In modern usage in the United States, the term additionally has taken on a more narrow meaning, and refers to a financial institution providing capital to companies in the form of share ownership instead of loans. A merchant bank also provides advice on corporate matters to the firms in which they invest. History Merchant banks were the first modern banks. They emerged in the Middle Ages from the Italian grain and cloth merchants community and started to develop in the 11th century during the large Eur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NRB Global Bank
Global Islami Bank, former known as NRB Global Bank, is a fourth generation Bangladeshi sharia compliant private bank. Nizam Chowdhury is the chairperson of the Bank. Syed Habib Hasnat is the Managing Director of Global Islami Bank. History The Bank was founded as NRB Global Bank on 25 July 2013 targeting not resident Bangladeshis. Bangladesh Bank provided licenses to nine banks, including NBR Global Bank, in 2013 on the condition that the bank will eventually list on the stock market. On 14 August 2013, Md Abdul Quddus was appointed Managing Director of NRB Global Bank. In 2015, Prashanta Kumar Halder became the Managing Director of the Bank. Nizam Chowdhury, director of Diamond Life Insurance Company Limited and Kushira Power Limited, was appointed chairman of NRB Global Bank in August 2016. In April 2019, the NRB Global Bank announced it's intention to change its name to Global Bank of Bangladesh due to the existence of two banks, NRB Commercial Bank Limited and NRB Bank, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FAS Finance And Investment Limited
FAS Finance and Investment Limited is a major non-bank financial institution in Bangladesh providing lease financing and investment services. In 2020, it was one of the financial institutions targeted by Prashanta Kumar Halder, nicknamed the Sultan of Swindle by The Daily Star, who had stolen 102 billion taka from FAS Finance and Investment Limited, People's Leasing and Financial Services Limited, International Leasing and Financial Services Limited, Reliance Finance Limited, and NRB Global Bank Limited. It is listed on the Dhaka Stock Exchange. History FAS Finance and Investment Limited was established on 4 March 1997 and received license to operate as a merchant bank 22 January 1998. FAS Finance and Investment Limited became a public limited company on 18 August 2001. On 14 February 2007, FAS Finance and Investment Limited open its branch in Chittagong and in Narsingdi in July. The institution went for IPO in 2007. FAS Finance and Investment Limited opened a branch in S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reliance Finance Limited
Aviva Finance Limited is a sharia complaint major non-bank financial institution in Bangladesh. It was formerly called Reliance Finance Limited. Mohammed Saiful Alam is the chairman of Aviva Finance Limited and also S. Alam Group. The former managing director of Reliance Finance Limited, Proshanta Kumar Halder, embezzled from Reliance and other financial institutions in Bangladesh through fraudulent loans. According to the Anti-Corruption Commission Proshanta Kumar Halder had stolen 102 billion taka. The Daily Star gave Proshanta Kumar Halder the name ''sultan of swindle''. History Aviva Finance Limited started as Bahrain Bangladesh Finance and Investment Company Limited in 1996. Mascot Finance Company Limited invested in 2000 and was renamed to Oman Bangladesh Leasing & Finance Limited. In 2003, the foreign investors sold all their shares. In March 2009, S. Alam Group purchased most of the shares except a small portion held by the National Life Insurance Company Limited ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
International Leasing And Financial Services Limited
International Leasing and Financial Services Limited is a major non-bank financial institution in Bangladesh. Md. Nazrul Islam Khan is the chairman and Md. Mashiur Rahman is the managing director of International Leasing and Financial Services Limited. Proshanta Kumar Halder, a banker and known as "Sultan of swindle", had according to media reports embezzled 30 billion taka from the institute and according to Bangladesh Bank 15.69 billion taka. The fraud was aided Amitav Adhikary, a cousin of Proshanta Kumar Halder and senior management at International Leasing and Financial Services Limited. History International Leasing and Financial Services Limited was established in 1996. The institution received licence from the government of Bangladesh on 19 February 1996. On 5 July 2004, Standard Bank Limited 150 million taka loan to International Leasing and Financial Services Limited. In 2007, Dr Salehuddin Ahmed, Governor of Bangladesh Bank ordered the monitoring of nine non-banking ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shibli Rubayat Ul Islam
Shibli Rubayat Ul Islam (, Born: 1 January 1968) is the Chairman of the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission. He is the former Chairman and Dean of the Faculty of Business Studies at the University of Dhaka. He is treasurer of Dhaka University Central Students' Union. He is the Asia Pacific Regional Vice Chairman of the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO). Early life Islam was born in 1 January 1968 in Dhamrai, Dhaka, East Pakistan, Pakistan. His father, Rafiqul Islam Khan, was the Managing Director of National Bank Limited. His mother, Hasina Mumtaz, is a singer. His uncle was Dr Jamilur Reza Choudhury, National Professor of Bangladesh. He passed SSC in 1983 from Dhaka Government Laboratory High School and HSC in 1985 from Dhaka College. Graduated from Dhaka University in 1985-1989 with an MBA degree in Faculty of Business Studies. Career Academia Islam was a Professor of the Faculty of Business Studies at the University of Dhaka. Islam wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dhaka
Dhaka ( or ; bn, ঢাকা, Ḍhākā, ), formerly known as Dacca, is the capital and largest city of Bangladesh, as well as the world's largest Bengali-speaking city. It is the eighth largest and sixth most densely populated city in the world with a population of 8.9 million residents as of 2011, and a population of over 21.7 million residents in the Greater Dhaka Area. According to a Demographia survey, Dhaka has the most densely populated built-up urban area in the world, and is popularly described as such in the news media. Dhaka is one of the major cities of South Asia and a major global Muslim-majority city. Dhaka ranks 39th in the world and 3rd in South Asia in terms of urban GDP. As part of the Bengal delta, the city is bounded by the Buriganga River, Turag River, Dhaleshwari River and Shitalakshya River. The area of Dhaka has been inhabited since the first millennium. An early modern city developed from the 17th century as a provincial capital and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bangladesh Securities And Exchange Commission
The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) is the regulator of the capital market of Bangladesh, comprising Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE). The commission is a statutory body and attached to the Ministry of Finance. The current chairman of the commission is Shibli Rubayat Ul Islam. History BSEC was established on 8 June 1993 under the Securities and Exchange Commission Act, 1993. Before the commission, the market were regulated under the Capital Issues Act 1947. The chairman and members of the commission are appointed by the government and have overall responsibility to administer securities legislation. The commission, at present, has four full-time members, excluding the chairman. The commission is a statutory body and attached to the Ministry of Finance. It works closely with Central Depository Bangladesh Limited. Initially named simply as the ''Securities and Exchange Commission'', on 10 December 2012, its name was officially ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muhammad Khurshid Alam Sarkar
Muhammad Khurshid Alam Sarkar is a Judge on the High Court Division of Bangladesh Supreme Court. Early life Sarkar was born on 1 March 1972. He completed his bachelor's degree and masters in law from the University of Dhaka. He also completed a second law degree from the United Kingdom. Career Sarkar became a lawyer of the district courts on 1 April 1995. On 7 March 1996, Sarkar became a lawyer of the High Court Division of Bangladesh Supreme Court. On 24 August 2010, Sarkar became a lawyer of the Appellate Division of Bangladesh Supreme Court. Sarkar was appointed an Additional Judge of the High Court Division of Bangladesh Supreme Court on 20 October 2011. In November 2012, Sarkar and Justice Naima Haider issued a stay order on the University of Dhaka policy that prevented madrassah students from being admitted into eight departments of the university for three months. In August 2013, Sarkar temporarily halted the development of Purbachal New Town Project by Rajdhani Unn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
