Shahjalal Islami Bank Ltd. Case

1.1 Introduction

Shahjalal Islami Bank Limited (SJIBL), Kawran Bazar Branch was established on 26th September, 2004 as a private company. It has been converted to commercial operation in accordance with interest free Islamic Shariah based commercial bank on that day. The bank is committed to provide high quality services to its constituents through different financial products and profitable utilization of fund and contribute to the growth of GDP of the country by financing trade and commerce, helping industrialization, boosting export, creating employment opportunities for the educated youth and encouraging micro-credit leading to poverty alleviation and improving the quality of life of the people and thereby contributing to the overall socio-economic development of the country.

1.2 Objective of the report

General Objective:

The general objective of the study is to prepare and submit a report on the topic “General Banking and Foreign Exchange Activities of Shahjalal Islami Bank Ltd; concentrating on Foreign Exchange Performance”

Specific Objectives:

To get a clear idea about the bank’s and how it runs and what function it does.

To submit a brief description about the General Banking and Foreign Exchange Department and their activities.

To suggest remedial measurement for the improvement of the whole process of the General Banking Department

To know the overall L/C operation

To take idea on import and export activities.

1.3 Scope of the Report

The report covers the over view of the General Banking Activities of Shahjalal Bank Ltd. Its growth potential comparing to the previous year and the performance of the foreign exchange department. The report illustrates a basic reflection about the Shahjalal Islami Bank Limited present condition of the bank in private banking sector, various schemes of SJIBL, interest rate and activities, credit management system of SJIBL etc. Since I am working in the Shahjalal Islami Bank Limited, Kawran Bazar Branch, I get the opportunity to gain knowledge of different part of banking system. I got the opportunity to work in all three divisions such as investment division, credit division, and foreign exchange division. And from these three different departments or divisions, I hope that I will be capable of doing these types of jobs in the future.

1.4 Methodology:

Primary Sources:

Major sources of Primary information