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Rehana Maryam Noor 2021 Film Films Bangladesh

Rehana Maryam Noor.

Global Islami Bank 2013 Company Enterprise, brands and finance Bangladesh

A Bangladeshi sharia-compliant private bank in Dhaka, founded on 25 July 2013 as NRB Global Bank for non-resident Bangladeshis, which became a full Islamic bank under its present name on 3 January 2021.

Union Bank (Bangladesh) 2013 Company Enterprise, brands and finance Bangladesh

A fourth-generation private Islamic bank in Bangladesh, established on 7 March 2013 as a sharia-compliant bank and listed on the Dhaka Stock Exchange; central-bank inspections in 2022 and 2024 found a sharp rise in bad loans, and it came under central-bank supervision.

The Clay Bird 2002 Film Films BangladeshFrancePakistan

The Clay Bird.

Shahjalal Islami Bank 2001 Company Enterprise, brands and finance Bangladesh

A shariah-compliant private commercial bank in Dhaka, incorporated on 10 May 2001; between 2012 and 2016 Bangladesh's Anti-Corruption Commission brought cases against former officers, directors and borrowers for embezzling from it.

First Security Islami Bank 1999 Company Enterprise, brands and finance Bangladesh

A Bangladeshi bank in Dhaka, incorporated on 29 August 1999 and operating from 25 October 1999, which has provided sharia-compliant banking since 2009; the chairman of S. Alam Group chaired it, and it faced a liquidity crisis in 2022.

Standard Islami Bank 1999 Company Enterprise, brands and finance Bangladesh

A private commercial bank in Dhaka, founded on 3 June 1999 as the conventional Standard Bank, which switched to Shariah-compliant banking in December 2020 and was renamed Standard Islami Bank in February 2026.

Al-Arafah Islami Bank 1995 Company Enterprise, brands and finance Bangladesh

A Shariah-based Islamic bank in Dhaka, Bangladesh, founded on 27 September 1995, whose shariah council checks its compliance; Bangladesh Bank dissolved its board in 2024.

Social Islami Bank 1995 Company Enterprise, brands and finance Bangladesh

A Shari'ah-based Islamic bank in Dhaka, Bangladesh, operating from 22 November 1995 as Social Investment Bank and renamed in 2009; its board changed in 2017 after S. Alam Group bought half its shares, and it faced a crisis in 2022.

ICB Islamic Bank 1987 Company Enterprise, brands and finance Bangladesh

A second-generation commercial Islamic bank in Dhaka, Bangladesh, which began operating on 20 May 1987 as Al-Baraka Bank, became Oriental Bank in 2004, and was bought and renamed by the ICB Banking Group in 2008; its accumulated losses reached nearly 20 billion taka in 2022.

Islamic Relief Worldwide 1984 Relief agency Organisations AfghanistanBosnia & HerzegovinaBangladesh

An international relief and development NGO founded in 1984 by Hany El-Banna and fellow students of the University of Birmingham, with its international headquarters in Birmingham and offices and branches in more than forty countries; its income was £275.6 million in 2024. It has faced allegations from Israel, the UAE and others, which it denies, and an independent audit in 2014 found no link to terrorism.

Islami Bank Bangladesh 1983 Company Enterprise, brands and finance Bangladesh

A Bangladeshi bank in Dhaka, incorporated on 13 March 1983 and operating from 30 March 1983 as the first shari'ah-compliant bank in Bangladesh, with the Islamic Development Bank and Saudi and Kuwaiti investors among its founders; it is the country's largest private banking network, changed ownership in 2017 and faced a loan crisis in 2022.