Janata Bank


Janata Bank Ltd. is a state-owned commercial bank of Bangladesh established in 1972. Its headquarters is situated at Motijheel in Dhaka, the capital city of Bangladesh. It is the second largest commercial bank in Bangladesh.

History

Janata Bank Limited was formed combining the then United Bank Limited and Union Bank Limited under the Bank Nationalisation Ordinance of 1972. The management of Janata Bank has been transferred to Janata Bank Limited after transforming the bank into a company following the existing company act under the Enterprise Growth and Bank Modernisation Project' which has been taken in 2004-05 in order to reform the nationalised commercial banks. Janata Bank Limited has started its operation from 15 November 2007.