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How the private banks of Bangladesh are helping the economy grow?

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By A Pro-Bangladeshi

Economic strength of any country largely depends on how its financial institutions are operating. In developed countries, all the financial institutions affect almost same in their economy. But a developing country like Bangladesh, Banks are most effective as other financial institutions are not able to hold their sustainability for the long run.

As the number of private banks is increasing in Bangladesh, the banking systems have become an integral part in the economic progress of Bangladesh. In Bangladesh, private banks are the direct contributor to the economy. It is known to all that every bank mainly operate for profit making but people and Government are dependent on private banks because of its growing pattern of branches, deposits, loans and advances, earning per share and so on.

Banking process are becoming faster, easier, wider that attract people for believing on their work. Private banks of Bangladesh also provide financial support for startup business, providing loans for increasing the level of production, keeping peoples’ money safe, increasing saving tendency, providing capital for innovation, facilitating foreign trade and many more.

As the competition in banking sector is increasing so every bank is trying to provide their customer with more facilities. It also provides job opportunity for the fresh graduates. It ensures personalized ATM booth for 24hrs, credit cards, home loan, education loan, locker and so on. The most modernized service of Private Banks is mobile banking. Now payment of electricity bill, cash withdrawal, cash transfer, instant mobile recharge etc can be occurred through mobile from any place. For students private banks have started “Student Saving Scheme” started from Tk100 only and also provide scholarship for the meritorious as well as the poor students.

Private banks are providing facilities not only in the urban area but also in the rural area. They are investing attractive amount of money for making people aware of how they are operating for the gradual improvement of the economy of Bangladesh. They also provide door to door service in rural areas so that the people can get the value of savings and start to save. Banks have special loan for the farmer not only for producing more but also till the time of selling their goods to get them their desired value.


Though the main aim of private banks is making profit but it has momentous affect for the improvement of the economy of any country as their target market is the people and they make profit through doing something good for their target market.
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