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BASIC Bank signed an agreement with Sonali Bank

BASIC Bank PLC., 100% State-owned commercial bank, signed an important service agreement with state-owned Sonali Bank PLC. Under this agreement, BASIC Bank PLC. has been connected to Sonali Bank PLC's own software 'Sonali Payment Gateway'. As a result of this agreement,, any person will...

BASIC Bank Participates in Youth Festival

State-owned BASIC Bank Limited took part in a rally on the occasion of ‘Youth Festival 2025’ held on Tuesday, August 5, 2025. The rally commenced from the Novo Theatre and concluded at Manik Mia Avenue via Bijoy Sarani. The event was led by the Managing Director and CEO of the bank, Md....

Tender/Auction Notice Published

As a State-owned institution we, the BASIC Bank PLC., firmly believe in the ‘Right to information’. So, reaching out to more interested auction/tender participants and other concerned stakeholders we publish our auction/tender notices both on widely circulated national and local print...

BASIC Bank PLC.  (Bangladesh Small Industries and Commerce Bank PLC.) was incorporated under the erstwhile Companies Act, 1913 on August 02, 1988. It started commercial operations on January 21, 1989. The Bank is a scheduled commercial Bank which is governed by the Banking Companies Act 1991. The Bank was established as the then Policy Makers of the Country felt the urgency for a Bank in the private sector for financing Small-Scale Industries (SSIs). At the outset, the Bank started as a joint venture institution of the then BCC Foundation with 70% ownership and the Government of Bangladesh (GoB) with the remaining 30% ownership. The then BCC Foundation became defunct following the closure of the Bank of Credit and Commerce International (Overseas) Limited in 1991 (hereinafter referred to as BCCI). As the BCCI was closed globally in 1991, the Government of Bangladesh protecting the interest of depositors took over full ownership of the Bank through Gazette Notification dated June 04, 1992. Since then the Bank has been a 100% State Owned Commercial Bank.

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BASIC Bank signed an agreement with Sonali Bank

BASIC Bank PLC., 100% State-owned commercial bank, signed an important service agreement with state-owned Sonali Bank PLC. Under this agreement, BASIC Bank PLC. has been connected to Sonali Bank PLC's own software 'Sonali Payment Gateway'. As a result of this agreement,, any person will...

BASIC Bank Participates in Youth Festival

State-owned BASIC Bank Limited took part in a rally on the occasion of ‘Youth Festival 2025’ held on Tuesday, August 5, 2025. The rally commenced from the Novo Theatre and concluded at Manik Mia Avenue via Bijoy Sarani. The event was led by the Managing Director and CEO of the bank, Md....

Tender/Auction Notice Published

As a State-owned institution we, the BASIC Bank PLC., firmly believe in the ‘Right to information’. So, reaching out to more interested auction/tender participants and other concerned stakeholders we publish our auction/tender notices both on widely circulated national and local print...

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