Mutual Trust Bank PLC (Bengali: মিউচুয়াল ট্রাস্ট ব্যাংক পিএলসি) is a private commercial bank headquartered in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Md Abdul Malek, chairman of Sheltech Consultants (Pvt) Ltd, is the chairman of Mutual Trust Bank PLC.[2]

Mutual Trust Bank PLC
Company typePrivate (Non-Government)
IndustryBanking
FoundedOctober, 24, 1999 Dhaka, Bangladesh
HeadquartersDhaka, Bangladesh
Key people
Syed Mahbubur Rahman (Managing Director and CEO)[1]
ProductsBanking services
Consumer Banking
Corporate Banking
Investment Banking
Islamic Banking
Increase ৳ 286 Crore (2023)
Websitemutualtrustbank.com

The company was incorporated as a public limited company in 1999, under the Companies Act 1994, with an authorized share capital of BDT 1,000,000,000 divided into 10,000,000 ordinary shares of BDT 100 each. At present, the authorized share capital of the company is BDT 10,000,000,000 divided into 1,000,000,000 ordinary shares of BDT 10 each.[3]

History

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Mutual Trust Bank Limited was established on 29 September 1999.[4] Syed Manzur Elahi was the founding chairman of the Bank.[5] Harris Chowdhury, former political secretary to Prime Minister Khaleda Zia, was a shareholder of the bank.[6]

In April 2007, Bangladesh Bank found evidence that Nurunnabi, a Chittagong businessman had embezzled 6.28 billion BDT from 10 banks using false documents under 32 company names.[7] It included one billion BDT from Mutual Trust Bank branch in Khatunganj.[7] In 2009, Anis A Khan was appointed managing director of Mutual Trust Bank Limited.[8]

In July 2013, the Bangladesh Police arrested an IT officer of Mutual Trust Bank Limited for being involved in an ATM forgery case.[9]

In 2015, the bank became one of two local partners of Life Insurance Corporation of India in Bangladesh.[10] The Daily Star 15th Bangladesh Business Awards described the bank as "one of the best-run banks in Bangladesh".[11] Anis A Khan was re-appointed managing director of Mutual Trust Bank Limited in 2015 for a four year term.[8]

Norfund, the investment fund of the Norwegian government announced plans to purchase 10 per cent of Mutual Trust Bank Limited in September 2018.[12]

According to the Anti-Corruption Commission in December 2019, a manager of the Mutual Trust Bank Limited had stolen 49.9 million taka from a client of the bank.[13]

MTB Foundation is the charity arm of Mutual Trust Bank Limited.[14] The MTB Foundation announced the creation of Niloufer Manzur Memorial Scholarship named after Niloufer Manzur, principal of Sunbeams School in November 2021.[14]

In May 2022, Associated Builders Corporations (ABC Group) announced plans to sell 27 per cent shares of the Mutual Trust Bank Limited at the block market to be purchased by an independent director of ABC Group, Rashed Ahmed Chowdhury.[15] The chairman of the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission, Shibli-Rubayat-Ul Islam, approved the sale of 5 billion BDT worth of bonds by Mutual Trust Bank Limited.[16] In August the bank signed a cash management agreement with the Paragon Group.[17]

Memberships

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Board of directors]

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Name Position
Md. Abdul Malek Chairman
Syed Manzur Elahi Vice Chairman (Founding Chairman) & Chairman, MTB Board Executive Committee
Md. Wakiluddin Director (Immediate Past Chairman)
Md. Hedayetullah Director
Rashed Ahmed Chowdhury Director & Chairman, MTB Board Risk Management Committee
Dr. Arif Dowla Director (representing Advanced Chemical Industries Ltd.)
Khwaja Nargis Hossain Director
Anika Chowdhury Director (representing Astras Ltd.)
Daniel Donald De Lange Director (representing Norfund)
Nasreen Sattar Independent Director
Dr. Mohammad Tareque Independent Director & Chairman, MTB Board Audit Committee
Syed Mahbubur Rahman Managing Director & CEO

References

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  1. ^ "Senior Management". Mutual Trust Bank PLC.
  2. ^ "MTB elects new chairman and vice chairman". Dhaka Tribune. 2022-12-31. Retrieved 2023-01-15.
  3. ^ "About Us". Mutual Trust Bank Limited. Retrieved 2022-06-14.
  4. ^ "Profile". Mutual Trust Bank Limited. Retrieved 2023-01-15.
  5. ^ "Board of directors". Mutual Trust Bank Limited. Retrieved 2023-01-15.
  6. ^ Khan, Sharier; Manik, Julfikar Ali. "Harris Chowdhury". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2023-01-15.
  7. ^ a b "TK 628cr Swindling". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2023-01-15.
  8. ^ a b "Anis A Khan to serve MTB as chief until 2019". The Daily Star. 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2023-01-15.
  9. ^ Rahman, Sajjadur; Islam, Rafiul (2013-07-25). "ATM forgery unearthed". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2023-01-15.
  10. ^ Rahman, Sajjadur. "LIC of India enters insurance business in Bangladesh". The Daily Star. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
  11. ^ "Laurels for Brilliance In Business". The Daily Star. 12 September 2015. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
  12. ^ "Norfund to buy 10pc stake in MTB". The Daily Star. 2018-09-21. Retrieved 2023-01-15.
  13. ^ "MTB employee stole Tk 5cr from client's account". The Daily Star. 2019-12-11. Retrieved 2023-01-15.
  14. ^ a b "MTB Foundation launches Niloufer Manzur Memorial Scholarship". The Daily Star. 2021-11-08. Retrieved 2023-01-15.
  15. ^ "ABC to sell 27pc of its Mutual Trust Bank shares". The Daily Star. 2022-05-10. Retrieved 2023-01-15.
  16. ^ "Mutual Trust Bank's Tk 500 crore bond gets go-ahead". The Daily Star. 2022-10-12. Retrieved 2023-01-15.
  17. ^ "MTB signs cash management deal with Paragon Group". The Daily Star. 2022-08-22. Retrieved 2023-01-15.

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