SMART JOURNAL OF BUSINESS MANAGEMENT STUDIES VOL. 4 NO. 1 PAPER 1
 
PERFORMANCE INDICATORS OF BANKING SECTOR IN BANGLADESH: A COMPARATIVE OVERVIEW OF NCBs, PCBs, SCBs & FCBs
 
Arabinda Saha
Associate Professor, Department of Accounting & Information Systems, Islamic
University, Kushtia, Bangladesh
 
The commercial banks like NCBs, PCBs, SCBs & FCBs have been playing a commendable role in achieving the economic growth of Bangladesh. Default culture in many of the banks is a chronic problem. The object of the study is to focus on the performance indicators of banking activities of Bangladesh through highlighting their profitability & productivity during 1996-2005. The findings of the study reveal wide fluctuation in interest rates, recovery rates, stuck-up advances, cost of fund, profitability, productivity, earning rates etc. With the recent market economy concept, introduction of modern technology of banking sector, there is severe competition in the world-banking environment. This also requires prudent use of bank fund through developing strategic plans & policies based on modern information technology & global knowledge
 
KEYWORDS: Banking, Performance Indicators, Bangladesh JEL CLASSIFICATIONS: G21, L25, P47 FULL TEXT