| Company type | Public company |
|---|---|
| DSE: BIFC | |
| Founded | 1996 |
| Headquarters | Dhaka, Bangladesh |
Area served | Bangladesh |
Key people | Moyeenul Islam Chowdhury (Chairman) [1] |
| Website |
bifcol |
Bangladesh Industrial Finance Company Limited is a major non-bank financial institution in Bangladesh.
In 2021 the company got into financial troubles due to embezzlement by its former chairman Abdul Mannan. [2] The company had given large loans that were none performing to Sunman Group subsidiaries, owned by Abdul Mannan. [3]
The company is listed on the Dhaka Stock Exchange. [4] Bangladesh Industrial Finance Company Limited was one of four financial institutions targeted by Proshanta Kumar Halder; the others were People's Leasing and Financial Service Limited, FAS Finance and Investment Limited, and Reliance Finance Limited. [5] [6] [7]
Bangladesh Industrial Finance Company Limited was established on 10 August 1996. [8] It is located in Police Plaza Concord, Gulshan. [8]
Bangladesh Industrial Finance Company Limited was listed on the Dhaka Stock Exchange in 2006. [9]
In 2014, Bangladesh Industrial Finance Company Limited was declared a Z category stock on the Dhaka Stock Exchange. [9]
Bangladesh Bank appointed an observer in the board of directors of Bangladesh Industrial Finance Company Limited in 2015. [10]
From December 2012 to December 2016, defaulted loans at Bangladesh Industrial Finance Company Limited jumped from 12 percent to 90 percent. [9] In 2012 the company had 840 million loan and 2016 it was 7.8 billion taka. [9]
In November 2017, Bangladesh Industrial Finance Company Limited was on the verge of collapse. [9] Its chairman Major (retired) Abdul Mannan, who is also the chairman of Sunman Group, embezzled money from the institution. [9] The chairman was a politician of Bangladesh Nationalist Party. [10] According to Bangladesh Bank, Manan had taken 8.6 billion taka from Bangladesh Industrial Finance Company Limited. [9] Manan blamed a conspiracy by "Chittagong-based conglomerate". [10] The percentage of loans defaulted at the Bangladesh Industrial Finance Company Limited stood at 96 percent in December 2017 with the company on the verge of liquidation. [10] Proshanta Kumar Halder had also embezzled five billion taka from Bangladesh Industrial Finance Company Limited. [11]
On 9 August 2019, Anti-Corruption Commission sued the former Chairman of Bangladesh Industrial Finance Company Limited, Abdul Mannan, for embezzlement. [12]
Bangladesh High Court appointed former Justice Moyeenul Islam Chowdhury as the chairman of the board and four independent board members. [12]
Bangladesh Industrial Finance Company Limited shares on the Dhaka Stock Exchange rose sharply despite being in the negative financially in 2022. [13] It suffered its sixth year of straight loses in 2022. [14] BASIC Bank Limited defaulted on its loan from Bangladesh Industrial Finance Company Limited. [15]
- ^ "Board of Directors – Bangladesh Industrial Finance Company Limited". Retrieved 2022-10-11.
- ^ Report (2021-06-23). "Sur Chowdhury denies corruption allegations". The Daily Star. Star Business. Retrieved 2022-10-11.
- ^ "6 NBFIs burdened with Tk6,916cr default loans". The Business Standard. 2021-12-27. Retrieved 2022-10-11.
- ^ Report (2022-08-02). "Stock turnover soars to two-month high". The Daily Star. Star Business. Retrieved 2022-10-11.
- ^ Report (2021-01-08). "Interpol issues red notice against PK Halder". The Daily Star. Star Online. Retrieved 2022-10-11.
- ^ Staff Correspondent (2021-01-04). "4 describe to court grief caused by PK Halder". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-10-11.
- ^ Khan, Mahbubur Rahman (2020-08-14). "Ex-Reliance Finance MD embezzled Tk 3,000cr". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-10-11.
- ^ a b "company profile – Bangladesh Industrial Finance Company Limited". Retrieved 2022-10-11.
- ^ a b c d e f g Alo, Jebun Nesa (2017-11-14). "BIFC on the verge of collapse". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-10-11.
- ^ a b c d Uddin, Zamir (2018-05-11). "BIFC faces liquidation". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-10-11.
- ^ Report (2021-01-04). "BB officials harboring financial thugs: HC says in full text of Dec 17 order". The Daily Star. Star Online. Retrieved 2022-10-11.
- ^ a b Staff Correspondent (2019-08-09). "ACC files cases against 12 including ex-BIFC chairman". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-10-11.
- ^ Habib, Ahsan (2022-09-25). "Shares of loss-making firms rise abnormally". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-10-11.
- ^ Report (2022-09-15). "Scam-hit BIFC suffers losses for sixth straight year". The Daily Star. Star Business. Retrieved 2022-10-11.
- ^ Uddin, Zamir (2022-02-10). "Troubled NBFIs render Tk 1,000cr bank loans sour". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-10-11.
| Company type | Public company |
|---|---|
| DSE: BIFC | |
| Founded | 1996 |
| Headquarters | Dhaka, Bangladesh |
Area served | Bangladesh |
Key people | Moyeenul Islam Chowdhury (Chairman) [1] |
| Website |
bifcol |
Bangladesh Industrial Finance Company Limited is a major non-bank financial institution in Bangladesh.
In 2021 the company got into financial troubles due to embezzlement by its former chairman Abdul Mannan. [2] The company had given large loans that were none performing to Sunman Group subsidiaries, owned by Abdul Mannan. [3]
The company is listed on the Dhaka Stock Exchange. [4] Bangladesh Industrial Finance Company Limited was one of four financial institutions targeted by Proshanta Kumar Halder; the others were People's Leasing and Financial Service Limited, FAS Finance and Investment Limited, and Reliance Finance Limited. [5] [6] [7]
Bangladesh Industrial Finance Company Limited was established on 10 August 1996. [8] It is located in Police Plaza Concord, Gulshan. [8]
Bangladesh Industrial Finance Company Limited was listed on the Dhaka Stock Exchange in 2006. [9]
In 2014, Bangladesh Industrial Finance Company Limited was declared a Z category stock on the Dhaka Stock Exchange. [9]
Bangladesh Bank appointed an observer in the board of directors of Bangladesh Industrial Finance Company Limited in 2015. [10]
From December 2012 to December 2016, defaulted loans at Bangladesh Industrial Finance Company Limited jumped from 12 percent to 90 percent. [9] In 2012 the company had 840 million loan and 2016 it was 7.8 billion taka. [9]
In November 2017, Bangladesh Industrial Finance Company Limited was on the verge of collapse. [9] Its chairman Major (retired) Abdul Mannan, who is also the chairman of Sunman Group, embezzled money from the institution. [9] The chairman was a politician of Bangladesh Nationalist Party. [10] According to Bangladesh Bank, Manan had taken 8.6 billion taka from Bangladesh Industrial Finance Company Limited. [9] Manan blamed a conspiracy by "Chittagong-based conglomerate". [10] The percentage of loans defaulted at the Bangladesh Industrial Finance Company Limited stood at 96 percent in December 2017 with the company on the verge of liquidation. [10] Proshanta Kumar Halder had also embezzled five billion taka from Bangladesh Industrial Finance Company Limited. [11]
On 9 August 2019, Anti-Corruption Commission sued the former Chairman of Bangladesh Industrial Finance Company Limited, Abdul Mannan, for embezzlement. [12]
Bangladesh High Court appointed former Justice Moyeenul Islam Chowdhury as the chairman of the board and four independent board members. [12]
Bangladesh Industrial Finance Company Limited shares on the Dhaka Stock Exchange rose sharply despite being in the negative financially in 2022. [13] It suffered its sixth year of straight loses in 2022. [14] BASIC Bank Limited defaulted on its loan from Bangladesh Industrial Finance Company Limited. [15]
- ^ "Board of Directors – Bangladesh Industrial Finance Company Limited". Retrieved 2022-10-11.
- ^ Report (2021-06-23). "Sur Chowdhury denies corruption allegations". The Daily Star. Star Business. Retrieved 2022-10-11.
- ^ "6 NBFIs burdened with Tk6,916cr default loans". The Business Standard. 2021-12-27. Retrieved 2022-10-11.
- ^ Report (2022-08-02). "Stock turnover soars to two-month high". The Daily Star. Star Business. Retrieved 2022-10-11.
- ^ Report (2021-01-08). "Interpol issues red notice against PK Halder". The Daily Star. Star Online. Retrieved 2022-10-11.
- ^ Staff Correspondent (2021-01-04). "4 describe to court grief caused by PK Halder". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-10-11.
- ^ Khan, Mahbubur Rahman (2020-08-14). "Ex-Reliance Finance MD embezzled Tk 3,000cr". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-10-11.
- ^ a b "company profile – Bangladesh Industrial Finance Company Limited". Retrieved 2022-10-11.
- ^ a b c d e f g Alo, Jebun Nesa (2017-11-14). "BIFC on the verge of collapse". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-10-11.
- ^ a b c d Uddin, Zamir (2018-05-11). "BIFC faces liquidation". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-10-11.
- ^ Report (2021-01-04). "BB officials harboring financial thugs: HC says in full text of Dec 17 order". The Daily Star. Star Online. Retrieved 2022-10-11.
- ^ a b Staff Correspondent (2019-08-09). "ACC files cases against 12 including ex-BIFC chairman". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-10-11.
- ^ Habib, Ahsan (2022-09-25). "Shares of loss-making firms rise abnormally". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-10-11.
- ^ Report (2022-09-15). "Scam-hit BIFC suffers losses for sixth straight year". The Daily Star. Star Business. Retrieved 2022-10-11.
- ^ Uddin, Zamir (2022-02-10). "Troubled NBFIs render Tk 1,000cr bank loans sour". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-10-11.