Radar · Banks in Bangladesh
Best Banks Companies in Bangladesh
The 36 best Banks companies in Bangladesh in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Social Islami Bank.
By Rohit KhannaTrends & Stories
36companies tracked
$142.1Mdisclosed funding
0unicorns
4have raised
Ranked: Best Banks companies in Bangladesh
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | App-install YoY | Market signals (1y) | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Social Islami Bank Commercial bank | $58M | 69 mo ago | Series C | — | 1995 | +19% | — | — |
| 2 | BRAC Bank Commercial bank | $42M | 67 mo ago | Late Stage | — | 2001 | +55% | 6 signals ▼57% Earnings · Leadership · Announcements | 2 job openings |
| 3 | Prime Bank Commercial bank | $25M | 8 mo ago | Early Stage | Ahmed Kamal Patel CEO & MD | 1995 | +31% | — | 1 partnership |
| 4 | IDLC Finance Commercial bank | $17M | 151 mo ago | Late Stage | Munshi Islam Senior Executive Officer | 1985 | — | — | 2 job openings · 1 internship |
| 5 | Mutual Trust Bank Retail bank | — | 26 mo ago | Funding Raised | — | 1999 | — | 4 signals ▼67% Contracts · Announcements · New product | 1 partnership |
| 6 | Eastern Bank Commercial bank with presence in Bangladesh | — | 31 mo ago | Funding Raised | — | 1992 | +31% | — | 1 launch |
| 7 | Standard Bank Commercial bank | — | 83 mo ago | Funding Raised | Mamun Ur Rashid CEO | 1999 | — | — | — |
| 8 | Dhaka Bank Commercial bank | — | 98 mo ago | Funding Raised | Syed Mahbubur Rahman CEO & MD | 1995 | — | 4 signals ▲33% Earnings · Contracts | — |
Top 9 Banks companies in Bangladesh
#1
Early Stage · Dhaka, Dhaka Division · founded 1995 · 2913 employees$25Mraised▾
Early Stage · Dhaka, Dhaka Division · founded 1995 · 2913 employees
Commercial bank
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 83k LinkedIn followers — 8.8% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 1 partnerships (incl. HATIL Complex Ltd.) announced in 12 mo
Founders & team
Investors
ITFC, FMO, Invest in Visions, Catalyst Principal Partners, British International Investment
#2
Series C · Dhaka, Dhaka Division · founded 1995 · 4000 employees$57.9Mraised▾
Series C · Dhaka, Dhaka Division · founded 1995 · 4000 employees
Commercial bank
Tech stack
BootstrapCodeigniterFancyboxFont AwesomeGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Font Api
#3
Late Stage · Dhaka, Dhaka Division · founded 2001 · 7863 employees$42Mraised▾
Late Stage · Dhaka, Dhaka Division · founded 2001 · 7863 employees
Commercial bank
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 251k LinkedIn followers — 26.9% of this cohort's audience
Hiring: 2 hiring posts in 12 mo (public) · momentum +2 · hiring: Manager/Senior Manager, Product, Transaction Banking, Senior Relationship Manager, Relationship Unit 09 & 10
Investors
BIO Invest, Norfund, IFC, IFC Asset Management Company, FMO, British International Investment
Tech stack
Amazon CloudfrontAmazon Web ServicesAngularAnimate.CssAosApache Http Server
#4
Late Stage · Dhaka, Dhaka Division · founded 1985$17.3Mraised▾
Late Stage · Dhaka, Dhaka Division · founded 1985
Commercial bank
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 81k LinkedIn followers — 8.7% of this cohort's audience
Hiring: 4 hiring posts in 12 mo (public) · momentum +4 · hiring: Compliance Unit Officer - Internal Control and Compliance Division, Relationship Officer and Credit Analyst
Activity: 1 awards announced in 12 mo
Founders & team
Investors
FMO
Tech stack
Animate.CssAosApache Http ServerBootstrapCdnjsChart.Js
#5
Funding Raised · Dhaka, Dhaka Division · founded 1999 · 2527 employees—raised▾
Funding Raised · Dhaka, Dhaka Division · founded 1999 · 2527 employees
Retail bank
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 81k LinkedIn followers — 8.6% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 1 partnerships (incl. Overseas Chinese Association in Bangladesh (OCAIB)) announced in 12 mo
Investors
Norfund, BIO Invest
Tech stack
Animate.CssBootstrapBootstrap IconsCdnjsCloudflareContact Form 7
#6
Funding Raised · Dhaka, Dhaka Division · founded 1992 · 3550 employees—raised▾
Funding Raised · Dhaka, Dhaka Division · founded 1992 · 3550 employees
Commercial bank with presence in Bangladesh
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 150k LinkedIn followers — 16.1% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 1 product launches announced in 12 mo
Investors
Wells Fargo, DEG, FMO
#7
Funding Raised · Dhaka, Dhaka Division · founded 1999—raised▾
Funding Raised · Dhaka, Dhaka Division · founded 1999
Standard Bank Ltd is a commercial bank in Bangladesh. It offers corporate and retail banking, such as products on credit and deposit schemes, internet banking, credit cards. The company also participated in fund Syndication with other banks. The company is also engaged in Islamic Banking deposits and investments.
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 12k LinkedIn followers
Founders & team
Tech stack
Animate.CssBootstrapCdnjsCloudflareGoogle Font ApiHsts
#8
Funding Raised · Dhaka, Dhaka Division · founded 1995 · 1975 employees—raised▾
Funding Raised · Dhaka, Dhaka Division · founded 1995 · 1975 employees
Commercial bank
Founders & team
Investors
IFC
Tech stack
WordpressMysqlPhpWp RocketYoast SeoNginx
#9
Funding Raised · Dhaka, Dhaka Division · founded 1999 · 2701 employees—raised▾
Funding Raised · Dhaka, Dhaka Division · founded 1999 · 2701 employees
Commercial bank with presence in Bangladesh
Investors
Norfund
Funding & investor landscape
$142.1Mtotal disclosed funding
4companies funded
0disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Notable founders
Ahmed Kamal Patel
CEO & MD · Prime Bank
Munshi Islam
Senior Executive Officer · IDLC Finance
Andalip Hossain
Senior Executive Officer · IDLC Finance
Mamun Ur Rashid
CEO · Standard Bank
Syed Mahbubur Rahman
CEO & MD · Dhaka Bank
Prism market signals · Bangladesh · country-scoped Prism corpus, 370,819 docs
Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of Banks coverage by sub-theme.
Regulatory-risk over time rising
Funding & growth over time
funding rising · growth rising
Common questions
How many Banks companies are there in Bangladesh?
Radar tracks 36 indexable Banks companies headquartered in Bangladesh that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Banks companies in Bangladesh?
The Banks companies in Bangladesh on this list have raised a combined $142.1M in disclosed equity funding across 4 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Banks company in Bangladesh?
Social Islami Bank is the highest-funded Banks company in Bangladesh, with $57.9M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Banks companies in Bangladesh are funded?
4 of the 36 Banks companies in Bangladesh on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Banks unicorns are there in Bangladesh?
None of the Banks companies in Bangladesh on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Bangladesh Banks companies?
The most active investors in Bangladesh Banks companies on this list include FMO, British International Investment, Norfund, BIO Invest, IFC.
Rohit KhannaTrends & Stories
Rohit lives in the feed. He covers what's moving right now — the funding rounds, launches and shifts breaking across the trade press — and ties them back to where the sector is heading.