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The Premier Bank Limited
Company typePublic Limited Company
IndustryBanking
Founded1999
Headquarters42 Kemal Ataturk Avenue, Banani, ,
Bangladesh
Area served
Bangladesh
Key people
  • HBM Iqbal (Chairman)
  • M. Reazul Karim, (MD & CEO)
[1]
ProductsBanking services
Consumer banking
Corporate banking
Investment banking
Websitewww.premierbankltd.com

The Premier Bank Limited (PBL) is a private commercial bank with its registered office in Banani, Dhaka, Bangladesh.[2][3]

Agrabad Corporate Branch, Chittagong.

History

The Bank was incorporated on June 10, 1999.[2] Bangladesh Premier league sold its tickets in 2013 from branches of the bank.[4] In 2014 the Bank was fined 2 million Taka for money laundering along with seven other banks.[5] In 2016 money 4 million Taka was stolen from ATMs of the bank using cloned Saudi Arabian credit cards.[6] The Managing Director & CEO of the bank is Mr. M Reazul Karim.[7]

Premier Bank Limited is operating all over Bangladesh with 119 branches, 123 agent banking outlets and 81 ATM's as of 31 December 2020. Premier Bank Limited offers card services which includes Automated teller machine (ATM), Debit and Credit cards. Premier Bank Limited also offers various fund transfer services like Core Banking System, Bangladesh Automated clearing house, Real-time gross settlement, National payment switch Bangladesh, SWIFT, Electronic funds transfer (Electronic bill payment, Mobile payment), Cheque and EDS Money which is an Electronic trading platform. Customer service facilities includes Call centre and Help desk are also available.

References

  1. ^ http://premierbankltd.com/pbl/category/about-us/management/
  2. ^ a b Mazid, Muhammad Abdul. "Premier Bank Limited". en.banglapedia.org. Banglapedia. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
  3. ^ "Premier Bank signs MoU with CPTU". thefinancialexpress-bd.com. The Financial Express Online Version. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
  4. ^ "Premier Bank to sell BPL tickets". thedailystar.net. The Daily Star. 14 January 2013. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
  5. ^ "Eight banks fined under money laundering act". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
  6. ^ "Another ATM fraud". thedailystar.net. The Daily Star. 3 March 2016. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
  7. ^ http://m.thedailynewnation.com/news/275908/m-reazul-karim-managing-director--ceo-of-premier-bank-limited-receiving-the-certificate-and-crest-from-local-government-rural-development-and-cooperatives-minister-md-tazul-islam-mp-for-achieving-the-2nd-position-amongst-34-banks-and-3-mobile-financial-services-mfs-for-collecting-dhaka-wasas-bill-in-the-financial-year-2019-2020-the-function-was-held-at-a-auditorium-in-the-city-while-dr-engr-golam-mostafa-chairman-of-dhaka-wasa-and-high-officials-of-the-bank-were-also-present