Performance Evaluation of General Banking Operations of Trust Bank Limited
Executive Summary
Today necessity of a Bank as a financial institution is undeniable. A country is financially rich when it has modern financial institutions of its own. These institutions play a vital role in the field of financial stability of a country. Banking sector is one of the stable financial institutions of a country. Due to globalization and Technological changes, the banking business has become very competitive now a day. All banks are competing to give effective real time service to their customer. For giving friendly service to the customer they need experienced and well-educated working force.
The overall approach of the report is a Descriptive one as it goes into the depth of service quality of Trust Bank Ltd. Here both primary and secondary information were used. Interview was the basic techniques comply to collect primary data from any people within the organization. Information about the varieties of activities within the Correspondent Banking Department was collected through interviewed. Among the secondary sources to collect data regarding the company’s performance over the past nine years are publications, Different circular and papers of Trust Bank Ltd, Term paper of TBL Training manual, Banking Lecture sheet within the organization helped me to gather data about the organization.
The report contains different part. The first part of the report describes the introductory words of the OCP report in which Introduction of Topics, Background of the report, Origin of the Report, and Scope of the report, Objectives of the Report, Methodology and Limitation of the report. The second chapter contains Company Overview.
Based on the study, findings in different departments and performance evolution of TBL have come in the next part. In general banking department, the banking procedure is not fully computerized, cash counter is congested, and introducers is one of the problems to open a new account etc. The loans and advance department takes a long time to process a loan.
Different problem, suggestion, recommendation have come at the end end of the report. The problem findings during the three-month long OCP period and suggestions are given from observation, comparative analysis, strategic point of view etc. To increase the efficiency in customer service Trust Bank Ltd, should try to develop the process of providing services.
Trust Bank Ltd has passed a long way since it is providing services. Already it has earned a strong positioned in the field of customer service. To continue to hold the position and be perfect in this sector it will have to keep more and more attention to the customer retention and development
1.0 Introduction
1.1 Title of the Report:
The Title of the report is – “Performance Evaluation of General Banking Operations of Trust Bank Limited”.
1.2 Background of the Report:
This report covers all the trade related it is obvious that the world around us is changing rapidly. Few years’ back, the things were quite different than they are today & there is no doubt few years later the things would be even more different than they are today. The world of business is a great example of this change. Now the competition is in its full speed, the customers have become more intelligent. Moreover, they are having more options; so there must be a continual striving to improve all business & production process to develop the customer delight rather than just to meet their expectation
This repot is a part of the Masters of Business Administration (MBA) degree that provides an on-the-job experience to student. The placed at Trust Bank Limited, Comilla Cantonment Branch as an internee for three month duration. This program was my very first on-the-job exposure and provided me with learning experience and knowledge in several areas. During the first few weeks of my Organizational Consulting period, was able to get accustomed to the working environment of Trust Bank Limited. As the internship continued, not only learned about the activities and operations of correspondent Bank, but the also gathered some knowledge product handled by the ‘‘ Trust Bank Ltd’’ such as Cash Department., Dispatch, Account Opening, Remittance, FCAD, Credit Department, Foreign Exchange etc.
1.3 Origin of the report:
Now a day, education is not just limited to books and classrooms. In today’s world, education is the tool to understand the real world and apply knowledge for the betterment of the society as well as business. From education the theoretical knowledge is obtained from courses of study, which is only the half way of the subject matter. Practical knowledge has no alternative. The perfect coordination between theory and practice is of paramount importance in the context of the modern business world in order to resolve the dichotomy between these two areas. Therefore, an opportunity is offered by The University of Islamic University of Chittagong, Dhaka Campus (IIUC) its potential business graduates to get three months practical experience, which is known is as “Internship Program”. For the competition of this Organizational Consulting program, the author of the study was placed in a bank namely, “Trust Bank Limited”. The Program brings a student closer to the real life situation and thereby helps to launch a career with some prior experience.
This paper is entitled “General Banking Operation and Performance Evaluation of Trust Bank Limited”. For the internship program, each student is attached with an organization.
1.4 Reason for Choosing TBL:
Internship program brings to closer to the real life situation and thereby helps to launch a career with some prior experience. Specially banking sector fulfills the needs like that. When complete OCP program can gather some knowledge, which will help me in future to doing something creative. These are as follows:
- Introduce with a new culture, which is totally different with the life of student.
- Evaluate with the others’ potential.
- Being to present me with the world of communication.
- Get some practical experiences and gather some knowledge which is very important for carrier building.
- Finally motivated toward job and skills.
- So for this reason, The choose banking, as an organization who can provide me the brilliant future in my near, coming life to fill gap of skills.
1.5 Objective of the Report:
Every report has an objective. The objective of the internship program is to familiarize students with the real business situation, to compare them with the business theories & at the last stage make a report on assigned task. Objective of this report is given below:
- To complete the partial fulfillment of the requirement of Masers of Business Administration (MBA).
- To know about the basic Banking system.
- To know the general banking activities of trust bank.
- To apprise the principal activities and evaluate performance of The Trust Bank Ltd.
- Provide an idea about the banking sector of Bangladesh.
- The system of their accounts maintaining
- To know about Loans & Advances.
- The procedures of giving loan.
- The procedures of earning interest.
- To know about the FCAD Department of Trust Bank Limited.
- Present an overview of Trust Bank Limited.
- Measure the actual position of Trust Bank Limited.
- Identifying problems and recommend suggestions for the successful Leading Operation of Trust Bank Limited.
1.6 Scope of the Report:
The reports cover the Banking service to the customers especially the general banking and customer service of Trust Bank Ltd. This report has been prepared through extensive discussion with Bank employees and also with the customers.
The study was kept limited to the Comilla Cantonment Branch of Trust Bank Ltd. This Bank deal with all types of general Banking operations, foreign exchange and investment operations according to the rules and regulations provided by the Bangladesh Bank.
1.7Sources of Information:
To do all these things I have to need many kinds of data. I have collected these data from both primary and secondary sources
1.7.1 Primary sources:
Primary sources of the data collections were-
- Direct observations
- Face-to-face conversation with both the clients and the staff
- Obtaining responses from the clients and managers through questionnaire.
- Data regarding the types of product offered to the clients and the description for each of the product were also gathered through interview
- Besides, on-the-job experience has also helped me learn quite a few things about the correspondent Banking Department and the organization as well.
1.7.2 Secondary sources:
Required information or data were collected mainly form the secondary sources. The sources are:
- Brochures
- Difference text books,
- Term papers of TBL Training manuals,
- Transaction in foreign Exchange,
- General Banking Operation manual of the organization helped me to gather data about the organization.
- Data have also been collected by going through different circulars issued by the head office and Bangladesh bank during the tenor of the internship.
- Islamic University of Chittagong, Dhaka Campus.
- News Paper
- Web sites
- Various files and documents of Trust Bank Ltd
1.8 Methodology:
The methodology of the report is to collect data from primary and secondary sources of information .For collecting data we have used the following method:
- Face to face interview.
- Questionnaire survey of Clint of Trust Bank Ltd
- Discussion with the seniors and friends
- Book reference Collect data from Internets and magazines.
- Discussed about the report with Head of the Department.
- Also some other important tools
1.9 Limitation:
The present study was not out of limitations. But it was a great opportunity for me to know the banking activities of Bangladesh specially “Trust Bank Limited” Some constraints are appended bellow-
- Lack of adequate primary and secondary information.
- Up-to – date information were not available
The main constraint of the study is inadequate access to information, which has hampered the scope of analysis required for the study. As it is a new could not start all its operation, it was unable to provide some formatted documents data for the study.
Due to time limitations, many of the aspects could not be discussed in the present report.
Every organization has their own secrecy that was not revealed to others. While collecting data i.e. interviewing the employees, they did not disclose much information the sake of the confidentiality of the organization.
Company Overview
2.1 Background of “Trust Bank Ltd.”:
Trust Bank Ltd is a private commercial, scheduled Bank, which obtain license from Bangladesh bank on July15, 1999. Presently Army Welfare Trust is the major shareholder. The authorized capital pf the bank is Taka two thousand million. Public share are expected to be floated in the near future. The bank was formally inaugurated and listed as a scheduled Bank on November 1999.
The idea of setting up a Bank by Bangladesh Army was first conceived in 1987 an on November 29, 1999 the first branch of the Trust Bank Ltd came into operation. Composition of the Board of TBL consists of Ex-official Directors of in-service senior Army personnel, with the chief of Army Staff as its Chairman and the Adjutant General as its Vice- Chairman.
In 2001, the bank introduced automated branch banking system to increase efficiency and improve customer service. In the year 2005, the bank moved one step further and introduced ATM services for its customers.
Since bank’s business volume increased over the years and the demands of the customers enlarged in manifold, their technology has been upgraded to manage the growth of the bank and meet the demands of our customers.
In January 2007, Trust Bank successfully launched Online Banking Services which facilitate Any Branch Banking, ATM Banking, Phone Banking, SMS Banking, & Internet Banking to all customers. Customers can now deposit or withdraw money from any Branch of Trust Bank nationwide without needing to open multiple accounts in multiple Branches.
Via Online Services and Visa Electron (Debit Card), ATMs now allow customers to retrieve 24×7 hours Account information such as account balance checkup through mini-statements and cash withdrawals.
Trust Bank is about to introduce Visa Credit Cards to serve it’s existing and potential valued customers. Credits cards can now be used at shops & restaurants all around Bangladesh and even internationally.
In addition to ensuring quality, customer service related to general banking the bank also deals in Foreign Exchange transactions. In the mean time the bank has expended credit facilities to almost all the sector of the country’s economy. The bank has plans to invest extensively in the country’s industrial and agricultural sectors in the coming days.
It has also planned to promote the agro-based industries of the country. The bank has already participated in syndicated loan agreement with other bank to promote textile sectors of the country. Such participation would continue in the future for greater interest of the overall economy. Keeping in mind the Clint’s financial and banking needs the bank is engaged in constantly improving its services to the clients and lunching new and innovative products to provide better service towards fulfillment of growing demands of its customers.
In order to provide up-to-date information on the bank at finger trips to the trade and business communities of the world, their own IT team has developed an E-mail address and a web page for the bank. It can be accessed to under the domain:tbl@globalbd.net and www.trustbankbd.com.
Trust Bank is a customer oriented financial institution. It remains dedicated to meet up with the ever growing expectations of the customer because at Trust Bank, customer is always at the center.
2.2 Milestones in the development of TBL:
There have some milestones in the development of Trust Bank Limited (TBL) which is also known as corporate information at a glace, which are as follows:
- 1987- The idea of set up a Bank by Bangladesh Army was conceived.
- 1999- 15th July, received Banking license
- 1999- 15th July, obtain permission from government to operate as a private commercial Bank
- 1999- 17th July, received certificate of incorporation.
- 1999- 5th August, received first branch license
- 1999- 29th November, listed schedule and inauguration Bank
- 2006- 12th November, Changed name and logo from “The Trust Bank Limited” to “Trust Bank Limited”
- 2006- 3rd December, Approved as a Joint Stock Companies
- 2006- Introduce Retail Banking
- 45 number of branches
- Army welfare Trust is the main sponsor shareholder
- SMS Banking services
- Online Banking services
- Locker services
- Involvement in share market
- Phone Banking Service
- Merchant Banking
2.3 Objectives:
There are some objectives of this bank, which are as follows:
- To establish, maintain, carry on, transact, undertake and conduct all types of banking, financial, investment and trust business in Bangladesh and abroad.
- To form, establish and organize abroad any bank, company, institution, organization, either single or joint collaboration for partnership with any individual, bank, company, institution, organization, or any other government agency for the purpose of carrying of business, financial investment or any other business as provided hereafter.
- To carry on any business relating to wage earners scheme as may be allowed by the Bangladesh Bank from time to time including maintaining of foreign currency accounts.
- To conduct or negotiate all kinds of loan and assistance, private or public, from any source, local and foreign, and to take all such steps as may be required to complete such deals.
- To form, promote, organize, participate and aid in forming, promoting, organizing any bank, company, institution, organization, or any holding company in Bangladesh and abroad for the purpose of undertaking any banking, financial and investment or trust business.
- To purchase, or otherwise acquire, undertake, the whole or any part of or any interest in the business, goodwill, property, contract, agreement, right private assets and liabilities of any other company, bank, corporation, partnership, body person or person carrying on or
- Having ceased to carry on, upon such term and may be deemed expedient.
2.4 Missions:
There have some missions of Trust Bank Limited, which are as follows:
o To establish Trust Banking through the introduction of new products and schemes.
o To establish Trust Banking through the introduction of a weal fare oriented banking system.
o Achieving sound and profitable growth in Assets and Liabilities.
o In the field of all economic activities to ensure equity and justice.
o It’s achieving balance growth and equitable development through diversified investment operations.
o To build long lasting credible and mutually dependable relationship with
Customers.
o Efficiently managing interest and operating costs.
o To encourage women entrepreneur and development.
o Superior customer services.
o To be the preferred employer among Banks in Bangladesh.
o To be the strong organized administration in the country.
o To encourage social economic development and financial services low income community in the rural area.
2.5 Visions:
There have some vision of Trust Bank Limited, which are as follows:
- To Establish and maintain the modern banking techniques
- Always try to provides a superior services
- To build a sustainable and respectable financial institutions
- To be a leading commercial bank
- The profit of the bank used for the socio-economic development of the member of the Bangladesh Army thereby the nation as a whole
- To be the strong and efficient organization with highly motivated professionals, working for the people, based upon accountability, transparency and integrity.
2.6 Strengths:
- Sponsored by Bangladesh Army, the largest and most organized group in Bangladesh.
- Well-capitalized Bank with potential to increase capital base.
- Homogenous Board of Directors.
- Computerized customer services.
- Customer’s faith as a stable dependable Bank.
2.7 Opportunities of TBL:
- Public confidence as a financially stable Bank, backed by the Bangladesh Army.
- Control and monitoring of the borrowers can be handled in a more consolidated manner. Less opportunity of bad debts.
- Securities markets minimize risk factors.
- Support from sister organization.
- More commercial branches.
2.8 Brand:
Trust Bank Limited recently at the end of the year 2006 changed their name from “The Trust Bank Limited” to “Trust Bank Limited” and also changed their logo bring the bank more closely to the general public.
2.8.1 Objectives of the new brand are given below:
- Strengthen unity of the employees and give as great sense of identity.
- Link our product with our people.
- Recognize that we touch people’s lives where they live.
- Recognize that we are changing with time.
- Demonstrate trust bank dedication to great brand that help people look, feel; good, and get more out of life. Distinct look and feel and modern identity.
- Single minded identity (one brand philosophy).
- Connecting with general public as a modern consumer oriented bank with strong foundation.
2.8.2 Why the new brand?
- 45 branches
- The branch has been hiding (confuse with mutual trust bank and only bank for army or defense people)
- It has been widely used among the employees and the products.
- It is timely and to raise the understanding of the brand portfolio- convey trust and belief in all our products as symbol of strong foundation, sense of security and confidence.
- Trusted range of banking products for every lifestyle needs.
2.9 Functions of Trust Bank Ltd:
Some general functions of Trust Bank Limited are as follows:
- Mobilization of savings of the people earning and safe keeping of all types of deposit account.
- Making advances, especially for productive activities and generally for other commercial and socioeconomic needs.
- Providing banking services to common people through the network of branches.
- Handling of export and import trade and foreign remittances and with especial support to export activities.
- Introducing modern banking services in the country.
2.10 Support function
Support functions are vital to the efficient running of the bank; vital to competitive success; and vital to delivering customer satisfaction.
The disciplines that support the business include:
- Finance– Monitoring performance to ensure we are on track.
- Risk Management– Protecting the banks business by identifying, assessing, and mitigating risks.
- Human Resources– Helping managers improve performance through people.
- Corporate Affair – Working with employees, government, and media to maintain and enhance there reputation.
- Legal and Compliance– Ensuring that the way they do business is fair and ethical.
2.11 Management Information System (MIS) of TBL:
The Management Information System (MIS) of Trust Bank Limited is at developing stage. The Bank is currently using MIS report only for customer account related information and Bank financial position. The bank recently introduce online banking services at front office operations which facilitate any Branch Banking, SMS Banking, ATM Banking, Phone Banking, and internet Banking to all customers. Except one, all branches of the bank recently are using centralized Banking software for their daily transaction processing and routine reporting. Credit risk management is also available in the centralized banking software. The bank has a disaster recovery site (DRS) in place replicating the data center and its DR site is equipped with compatible hardware and telecommunications equipment to support the live systems in the event of any disaster. Yet the Bank is to develop modern MIS for use of management and other offices for timely availability of vital data for planning and decision making purposes at the appropriate time to augment profitability.
2.12 Product profile & service:
Trust Bank Limited provides several deposit credit facilities to the customers. It offers different interest rate for different deposits and schemes. It also provides some products to encourage the people toward savings. They offer mainly two ways of providing their services which are:
Trust Bank Limited offers full range of banking services that includes:
- Deposit Banking
- Loans and Advances
- Export & Import.
- Financing(inland)
- International Remittance facilities.
The offers a full scale commercial Banking services includes:
- Retail Banking
- Foreign Exchange
- Personal
- Credit
- Consumer & Corporate Banking.
The main product & service profile Of Trust Bank Limited are shown in the following chart:
Product & service profile
Investment scheme
Deposit Scheme
Travel & transport Scheme
Saving Ac
SME Business Investment Schemes
Fixed Deposit scheme
| Real State Investment Scheme | ||
| Current A/c Scheme | ||
Car Investment Scheme Housing Investment scheme
Marriage Scheme Education Investment Scheme
Any Purpose Scheme Advance Against salary Scheme
CNG Conversion Scheme Doctor’s scheme
Hospitalization Scheme
2.13 Major division of TBL:
Trust Bank Limited they operate there are smooth operation by the different division. Through these divisions all of the banking activities are maintain properly. The underline chart I shown the major divisions of Trust Bank Limited:
CHART: Major Division of TBL
Division of TBL
Human Resource Department Research & Planning Development & Marketing
Information Technology Central Account Audit & Inspection Training centre
Foreign Exchange Service Loan & Advance General Service
Import Business credit A/C Opening & Closing
Import Business Retail Banking Dispatch
Foreign Remittance Local Remittance Clearing Section
Financial Control & Account department (FCDA) Cash Department
2.14 Management hierarchy:
The Management Hierarchy or Organizational Structure of Trust Bank Limited is shown in the following chart:
Management Hierarchy
2.15 Board of director:
The complete management team of TBL is as the following chart:
| Chairman
Lt Gen Md Abdul Mubeen, pscChief of Army Staff, Bangladesh Army, Army Headquarters, Dhaka Cantonment, Dhaka. |
| Vice ChairmanMaj Gen ATM Shahidul Islam, ndu, psc
Adjutant General(AG), Bangladesh Army, Army Headquarters, Dhaka Cantonment, Dhaka. |
| Managing DirectorMr. M Shah Alam Sarwar |
| Mr. Helal Uddin Ahmed (Depositor Director |
| Directors |
| Brig Gen Md. Nazrul HasanDhaka Cantonment, Dhaka. | Brig Gen Khan Abu Roushan Mohmmad Mostfa Kmal, ndc, pscDhaka Cantonment, Dhaka. |
| Brig Gen Tushar Kanti Chakma, ndc, psc.Dhaka Cantonment, Dhaka. | Mrs. Begum Rokeya Din |
| Mr.Helal Uddin Ahmed (oppositete) |
| Company SecretaryMr. Farhad Uddin |
2.16 Branch network For General Banking:
The Branch network of the Trust Bank Limited is quite strong. With an age of only nine years the bank is now having a network of 40 branches across Bangladesh. These branches are situated at various strategically important commercial and industrial locations in the country. All of these are good position rather than other Bank. The Branches Network of Trust Bank Limited is shown in the following chart:
Forty Five Branches of Trust Bank Ltd. is located in the following areas:
| Branch ID | Branch Name | Branch Address | Branch Phone Number |
| 0001 | Head Office | Peoples Insurance bhaban36,Dilkusha C/A (2nd, 16th, & 17th Floor Dhaka-1000 ) | 9570261,9570263,9572012-3
Fax – 880-2-9572315 |
| 0002 | Principal Branch (PB) | 98 Shaheed Sarani,Dhaka Cantonment, Dhaka-1206 | 8712751-3, 9888068;Fax: 8750276 |
| 0003 | Sena Kalyan Bhaban (SKB) | Sena Kalyan Bhaban, 195, Motijheel C/A, Dhaka-1000 | 7126157 , 7121263, 9561721, Fax: 7163977 |
| 0004 | Bogra Cantonment Branch | Bogra Cantonment,Bogra | 01730-056422,051-69473
Fax : 051-78416 |
| 0005 | Comilla Cantonment Branch | Mainamati Super Market (1st floor) Comilla Cantonment,Comilla | 081-76381-7,Ext-3178
Fax – 77023 |
| 0006 | CTG Cantonment Branch | Bangladesh Tea Board BhabanGround Floor
171-172 Baijid Bostami Road Nasirabad, Chittagong |
031-2581170(T&T-PABX) 031-2581171(T&T-PABX) 031-2581172(Fax) 031-683680(Direct) 031-681551-9,Ext-3178(Army) 01914403178(Mobile) 01713400503(Mobile) |
| 0007 | Rangpur Cantonment Branch | Rangpur Cantonment,Rangpur | 01713-201661,0521-66653Fax – 0521-67371 |
| 0008 | Jessore Cantonment Branch | Jessore Cantonment | 01713-400503,0421 610430421 73075
Ext – 3178 Fax – 0421 61043 |
| 0009 | Mymensingh Cantonment Branch | Mymensingh Cantonment Branch Mymensingh. | 01713-039178,091 55601-3520001-2
Ext – 3178, 09162371, Fax – 091 62371 |
| 0010 | Savar Cantonment Branch | Savar Cantonment, Savar, Dhaka | 01713-034198, 01715407266,Fax – 7708404 |
| 0011 | Jalalabad Cantonment Branch | Jalalabad Cantonment BranchJalalabad , Sylhet | 01713-046337,0821-2872135,
710001-6 Ext – 2365, 3178 Fax – 0821 762135 |
| 0012 | Agrabad Branch | Shilpa Bank Bhaban, 106 Agrabad C/A, Chittagong. | Direct – 031-2514707 (C.M), 031-2524461 (M-OP)Pabx – 031-2524462-63,
031-2514708. Fax – 031-715791 |
| 0013 | Shaheed Salauddin Cantonment Branch | Shaheed Salauddin Cantonment,Ghatial, Tangail | 01713-007399,09225 5600-13
Ext – 3178 Fax – 09225 56141 |
| 0014 | Dhanmondhi Branch | BDR Gate No – 4, PeelKhana , BDRHead Quarters, Dhaka | 8623401, 9677553;Fax: 9677571 |
| 0015 | Khatungonj Branch | 205, Main Road, Plot No- 218,Kahtunganj, Chittagong | 01713-103481,031 627860,841718
Fax – 88 031 841719 |
| 0016 | Gulshan Corporate Branch | 110 Gulshan Avenue, Dhaka | 0171-30360174, 8828088,8815594
Fax – 9881508, Foreign Exchange – 115 |
| 0017 | Dilkusha Corporate Branch | Peoples Insurance Bhaban36, Dilkusha C/A (1st Floor)
Dhaka -1000 |
0171-3062127, 9560944Fax – 9560793 |
| 0018 | Raddisson Branch | Airport Road, Joar Sahara, Dhaka | Tel:8752065;Fax: 8752065 |
| 0019 | Khaja Yunnis Ali Medical College & Hospital Branch | Enayetpur, Sirajgonj | 01713-047399, 01710660415Fax – 88075163853 |
| 0020 | CDA Avenue Branch | Holding No – 1827(New),Elite House (1st & 2nd floor), CDA Avenue, Chittagong | 01713- 043157,031 2550936 -7 Ext -133
Fax – 88 031 2550936 |
| 0021 | Sylhet Corporate Branch | BMA Bhaban, Chowatta, Kotoewali,Sylhet | 0171- 3300298,0821 719063
Fax – 0821 719139 |
| 0022 | Millenium Branch | Beer Shrestho ShaheedJahangirGate 546, Dhaka Cantonment
Dhaka-1206 |
01713-034197, 02 87120756,Fax – 88 02 8712075 |
| 0023 | Uttara Branch | Holding 111/A (Ground & 1st floor)Road 7, Sector 4,
Uttara, Dhaka – 1230 |
07173-062127, 89110528921312, 8922650 |
| 0024 | Halishahar Branch | Monirat Plaza, 230/A, Block – GRoad – 4 , Port Connecting Road
Barapool , Halishahar |
01819-313708,01713-335791
031 2512592-3 Fax – 031 2512591 |
| 0025 | Biani Bazar Branch | Al Amin Super MarketCollege Road , Beanibazar sylhet | 01716-929400Fax – 08223 56009 |
| 0026 | Moulovibazar Branch | Holding-10, Court Road,Chowmohona,
Thana – Kotwali Moulovibazar |
01713-129265,0861 62883
Fax – 0861 62884 |
| 0027 | Goala Bazar Branch | Hazi Nasirullah Market (1st floor)Main Road, Union – Goalabazr
Thana -Osmaninagar, Sylhet |
0171068371, 01715-747091 |
| 0028 | Mirpur Branch | Road – 3 Block – A, Section – 11Mirpur, Dhaka | 9008310, 9008218, 9008310Fax – 9008359 |
| 0029 | Naval Base | BNC, Isha Khan, naval BaseAnchor Building Potenga | 0171-3452830, 031 747833, 741834Fax – 031 741831 |
| 0030 | Kawran Bazar | Zenith Tower, 40, Kawran BazarDhaka | Tel:9126554, Pabx: 9120856, Fax:9126544 |
| 0031 | Feni | Kazi Center , Holding – 106SSk Road, Feni | 0171- 1123463, 033163535 |
| 0032 | Joypara Branch | Ashan Ali Moshan Ali Shooping Complex ,union – Raypura
Thana – Dohar District – Dhaka |
01716 – 274920, 03894680402,0173 – 0031827 |
| 0033 | Joydebpur Branch | Vaowal PointVill – Vogra, Up – Bason
Po – National University Thana – Joydebpur, Dis Gazipur |
017130073999262852
9262853 Fax – 9262859 |
| 0034 | Narsingdi Branch | Salam Mension, Holding 13/9Thana – Narsingdi
Dis – Narsingdi |
01713- 00573050624-51684
0628-51685 0628-51686 |
| 0035 | Narayangonj Branch | 1 No.B.B. Road, Alam Khan Road (ist & 2nd Florr )Narayangonj | 76482837648282
7648208 |
| 0036 | Jublee Road Branch | 64 jublee Road Chittagong | 031-2857212 |
| 0037 | Sahjalal Upo Shahar | Multiplan Upo shahar | 0821-2832261-3 |
| 0038 | Amirabad Lohagara Branch | Best Chowdhury Plaza, 1st Floor, Main Road, Amirabad, Lohagara, Chittagong. | 03034-56349, Fax –03034-56512. |
| 0039 | Ashugong Branch | Char Char Tala Thana Ashugong Brahmanbaria | 8734502Fax:8734501 |
| 0040 | Khulna Branch | Shena Kalyan Bhaban, 1st Floor, 1 KDA Avenue, Khulna | 041-2831570-2Fax:041-2831573 |
| 0041 | Kafrul Branch | 28, North Kafrul, Kafrul, Dhaka | |
| 0042 | Tongi Branch Centre | Sena Kalyan Commercial Complex, 1st Floor, Plot-09,Block#9 | 981621-3 |
| 0043 | Chowmohoni Branch | 1st & 2nd floor, holding no. 309 & 310,Chowmohoni Pourashava | 02-9816765Fax:02-9816766 |
| 0044 | Progati Sarani Branch | KA-74, Progati Sarani,Kuril Chowrasta, Ward#17 Dhaka City Corporation Thana: Badda
Dist: Dhaka |
N/A |
| 0045 | Cox’s Bazar Branch | Diganta Annexure Complex (1st Floor) Cinema Hall Super MarketThana+ Porashava : Cox’s Bazar Dist: Cox’s Bazar |
| ID | SME Center | SME Center Address | Phone Number |
| 5001 | Dholaikhal SME Center | 31/1 Lalmohan Shah Street, Dholaikhal, Dhaka | |
| 5002 | Mirerbazar SME Center | Salam Complex,1st Floor,Mirerbazar Chowrasta,Pubail,Gazipur | |
| 5003 | Madabdhi SME Centre | RM (Rokonuddin Molla) Building#3 Madabdhi Bazar; Narsingdi | |
| 5004 | Tamai SME Service Centre | Tamai West Bazar(1st Flr ,Protigga Bohumukhi Samobai Sammiti | |
| 5005 | Kazir Bazar SME Service Center | Sheikh Ghat, Sylhet | 0821-721811 |
| ID | Merchant Banking | Merchant Banking Address | Phone Number |
| 9001 | Merchant Banking Division | 12thFloor,Peoples Insurance Bhaban,36,DilkushaC/A,Dhaka-1000 | 7161462 |
2.17 SWOT Analysis of the TBL
| StrengthSatisfactory asset quality
Good internal capital generation Satisfactory operating efficiency Diversified product lines Low human resource turnover Experienced Management team |
WeaknessesLimited market share
Dependency on Term Deposit Moderate MIS High cost of fund Moderate corporate governance |
| OpportunitiesInvestment in SME
Basel-II compliance for capital Adequacy Creation of brand image Dual currency credit card ON line products & services |
ThreatsLimitation of Information System (PC Bank)
Multinational Bank Default Culture |
2.21 Address of the TBL:
HEAD OFFICE
Peoples Insurance Bhaban (2nd, 16th & 17th floor)
36, C/A, Dilkusha Commercial Area
Dhaka-1000
Phone-9570261, 9570263, 9572012-3
Fax-880-2-9572315
Cables-Trust Bank S.W.I.F.T
E-Mail-tbl@global-bd.net
Web- http://www.trustban
3.0 What is Bank?
Bank can be defined as an organization that provides financial services, for example keeping and lending money. It does not have its own working fund. Bank builds up its working fund by way of accepting deposits from the public, where in bank’s position is that of a debtor and on the other hand bank invests major portion of working fund of loans and advances to the public with the object of financing trade.
The maximum satisfactory services it can render to the customers the maximum amount of working capital it can build up and invest. We can therefore, define bank as a service industry. Customer’s satisfaction is the keystone around which all operations and expansion of a bank revolves. The quality of service and success of a bank depends upon some determinants such as:
- Behavioral pattern of the Top Management
- Training and Re- Orientation
- Selection of Personnel
- Motivation of employees
- Systems and procedures
- Physical and social Environment
- System of Reward and punishment
- And above all the quality of the BranchManager.
Banking function:
There are three types of basic functions, which are deal in the Banking business in this branch. For each type of function there are individual departments, which are as follows:
- General Banking Department
- Loans and Advances Department
- Foreign Exchange Department
3.1 General Banking Function:
General Banking Division is the most important point of all activities. It is the storage points for deal all kind of transaction like foreign exchange division, loan and advance and itself.
General Banking department is generally deals with the following department with their operations.
- Account opening department
- Cash department
- FDR department
- Products & schemes
- Dispatch department
- FCAD
- Remittance department
- Clearing department
General Banking Function is given below:
3.1.1 Account opening department:
This section deals with opening of different types of accounts. It also deals with issuing of cheque book and different accounts opener. A customer can open different types of accounts through this department. To establish a Banker and customer relationship Account opening is the first step. Opening of an account binds the Banker and customer into contractual relationship. But selection of customer for opening an account is very crucial for a Bank. Indeed, fraud and forgery of all kinds start by opening account. Therefore, the Bank takes extremely caution measure in its selection of customers.
Function of Account Opening Department:
This department provides lots of services; we can call these services as a function of this department, which are as follows:
- Opening Various Types of Account Customer service to provides their account information include balance information
- Provide bank statement
- Provide bank solvency or bank certificate.
- Provide new cheque book
- Account Close
- Transfer account
- Opening SMS Banking service
- Opening Internet Banking service
- Phone Banking service
- Online banking service
- ATM Banking service
- Debit and Credit Card service
- Stop payment service
Types of Account:
A bank has to maintain difference types of accounts for different purposes. Trust Bank Limited (TBL) offers the general deposit product in the form of various accounts, which are as follows:
· Saving Account
· Current Account
· Short Term Deposit Account (STD)
3.1.1.1 Saving Account:
It is an assortment of the best benefits available in the market, offering a wide range of special treats free of cost to our retail customer. The most attractive treat is the competitive tiered interest rates, which ensures higher returns for larger deposits. Saving bank deposit is popular account maintained in banks. The different matters
Relating SB account is described in the following discussion. The summary of the rules and regulations to open a saving account are as follows:-
- Any person or persons of more than 18 years having sound mind can open and operate this account single or jointly.
- In case of a minor (a person below 18 years), a guardian can open and operate this account on his or her behalf.
- Clubs, Societies, Sole Proprietorship firms, Partnership firms, Limited Companies either public or private and other similar organization are refillable to open such account.
- More than one account cannot be opened in the same name.
- A minimum initial deposit of Tk.2000 is required to open such account.
- Money will be withdrawn through cheque. Withdrawal cannot be more than twice a week and generally the amount will not be more than 25% of the balance available, subject to maximum Tk.20, 000.
- The account holder must have minimum Tk. 1000 balance.
- In case of closure of any account, the bank deducts Tk.100 as closing charge.
3.1.1.2 Current Account:
A Current Account is running and active account. Holder of such account can freely deposit or withdraw money any times. This account is fully interest free account. Most businessmen maintain Current Deposit account in order to make their daily business activities. This account’s fund change most frequently then any other account because customers use to withdraw and deposit fund in regular basis. The summary of the rules and regulation to open a current account as follows:
- A minimum deposit of Tk.1000 is needed to open a current account.
- The bank charge an incidental charge of Tk.50 for every 6(six) months for the maintenance of the account.
- In case of the closure, the bank charge Tk.100 as closing charge of the account.
- Current Account is interest free account.
- The account holder must have minimum Tk. 2000 balance
- Withdrawal of money is allowed only through the levels of the cheque book, Issued by the bank.
3.1.1.3 Short-Term Account (STD):
Short-Term Account opens only for short time notice. This account especially open for business purpose. STD Account have lower interest rate is 4%. The deposited amount will be withdrawal only the completion of period. There are some regulations of STD account are as follows:
- The deposit held of these accounts shall be payable on short notice
- STD account shall be opened with a minimum balance of Tk.only 5000
- The interest rate of STD account is 4%.
- Accounts are suitable for the firms, corporation, and public bodies etc., which have excess fund for their disposal for a short time.
Requirement of Opening an Account:
To open a savings, current, STD account, the following documents are mandatory:
a) For Individual Account:
Two copies of Passport size Photograph of the Clients (Attested by introducer or Verified with Passports).
- Passports/ Nationality Certificate/ Employer’s Certificate of the Proprietor.
- Customer Profile.
- Transaction Profile.
- Photograph of the Nominee(s) attested by the account holder.
- TIN Certificate.
b) For Joint Account:
· Passports/ Nationality Certificate/ Employer’s Certificate of the Proprietor.
· Customer Profile.
· Transaction Profile.
· Photograph of the Nominee(s) attested by the account holder.
· TIN Certificate.
· Relationship between the account holders.
· Purpose of opening of the joint account
· For Proprietorship Account:
· Two copies of Passport size Photograph of the proprietor (Attested by introducer or Verified with Passports)
· Passports/ Nationality Certificate/ Employer’s Certificate of the Proprietor.
· Customer Profile.
· Transaction Profile.
· Photograph of the Nominee(s) attested by the account holder.
· TIN Certificate.
· Trade License.
· VAT Registration (if available)
· For Partnership Concern:
Two copies of Passport size Photograph of each partner (Attested by introducer or Verified with Passports)
- Passports/ Nationality Certificate.
- Company Profile.
- Transaction Profile of the concern.
- Personal Profile of the partners.
- Photograph of other Nominee(s) attested by the account holder.
- TIN Certificate.
- Trade License of the concern.
- VAT Registration (if available)
- Relationship between the partners.
- Resolution regarding opening and operation of the account.
For Company Account:
Attested or Certified copy of the Memorandum and Articles of Association.
- Certificate of Incorporation.
- Certificate of commencement of Business.
- Two copies of Passport size Photograph of all Directors (Attested by introducer or Verified with passports)
- Passports/ Nationality Certificate of all Directors of the company.
- Profile of the Company.
- Company Profile.
- Personal Profile of all Directors as per enclosed sheet in the company’s letterhead pad.
- Trade License.
- TIN Certificate.
- VAT Registration (if available)
- Board resolution of the company regarding opening and operation of the account.
- Minor’s Account:
- Putting the word “MINOR” after the title of the account (with red color).
- Recording of the special instruction of operation of the account.
- The AOF is to be filled in and signed by either the partner or the legal guardian appointed by the court law and not by the minor.
- For Private School/College/Madrasa:
- Attested or Certified copy of the Constitution.
- Registration Certificate.
- List of all Executive Member (as per enclosed format).
- Two copies of Passport size Photograph of the account operators (Attested by introducer or Verified with Passports).
- Passports/ Nationality Certificate of the account operators.
- Personal Profile of all members of the governing body and Managing Committee.
- Board resolution regarding opening and operation of the account.
- For Club-society/Co-operative Account:
- Registration Certificate from the Joint Stock Company/ Ministry of Social Welfare.
- List of all Executive Members (as per enclosed format).
- Board resolution as per Memorandum regarding opening and operation of the account.
- Attested or Certified copy of the Constitution/ Bylaws.
- Two copies of Passport size Photograph of all Members (Attested by introducer or Verified with Passports).
- Passports/ Nationality Certificate of all Members.
- Profile of the Firm.
3.1.2 Cash department:
There is several numbers of counters work simultaneously in cash section of TBL Comilla Cantonment branch. There are also some electronic counter machines in the cash section by which a huge amount of cash money can be counted within a few minutes. Cash department is the mother section of all departments because all of departments come to here for opening any scheme by receipt or payment cash through clients.
3.1.2.1 Function of cash department:
There are some functions of cash department which are as follows:
· Cash Receipt
· Cash Payment
· Issuing of Cheque
3.1.2.2 Cash receipt:
The work of cash receiving counter is examining deposit slips. Depositors will use the prescribed deposit slip supplied by the bank to deposit cash, check, draft, pay order etc. In all types of deposit the teller must check the following things:
The slip has been properly filled up.
- The title of the account and its number.
- The amount in figure and in words in same.
- Date of the instrument.
- Signature of depositor.
- And also they must check the money by their machine.
- After checking all things the teller will accept cash, check, draft, pay-order etc. against deposit slip. The teller will place the cash drawer according to denominations. The teller will place sing and affixes received cash, rubber stamp, and return the customer copy to the customer.
3.1.2.3 Cash Payment:
In order to safe guard of banks position, the paying banker has to observe the following precaution before honoring a check:
- A check must be looked whether it is an open or closed check.
- The paying officer looks whether the check is post or pre-dated. Because a teller must not pay any postdated check.
- The officer must carefully check the check the cheque number.
- The officer must compare the signature of the cheque with the signature on the specimen signature card.
- The officer must verify the regularity of the endorsement.
- The officer may allow overdue against a cheque if prior arrangement is done with the bank.
- Most important, the officers at first search the account of their software, to know about the sufficient balance of that account.
3.1.2.4 Issuing of Cheque:
If the cheque has no defect and it is payable, the in charge will sing in the cheque affixing signature verification seed along with his or her initial and will cancel the cheque by striking it by pen. The officers will handover the payment to the appropriate payee.
Reason of dishonor of cheque:
For some reason the cheque will be dishonor to pay cash, which are as follows:
- Insufficient Fund
- Not arrange for.
- Effect not cleared, may be presented.
- Exceed arrangements.
- Full Cover Not Received.
- Payment stopped by drawer.
- Payee’s endorsement irregular\illegible\required.
- Payee’s endorsement irregular, required bank’s confirmation.
- Drawers, signature differs/ required.
- Alterations in date/ figure/words require drawer’s full signature.
- Cheques are post dated/ out of date/mutilated.
- Amount in words and figure differs.
- Crossed cheque must be presented through a bank.
- Clearing stamp requires cancellation.
- Addition to bank discharge should be authenticated.
- Cheque crossed “Account Payee Only”.
- Collecting Bank’s discharge irregular/ required.
In TBL the cash payment done in the following two ways:
Payment through Cash:
Clients give their cheques with their signature. These signatures are justified with specimen signature cards. If these signatures are correct, then A/C numbers are posted into the computer and required balances are given to them after checking that they have sufficient balance it their accounts.
Payment through Transfer:
This transfer is made through account, not in cash. In this process the officer attach a transfer sill to the deposit slip and the posted the transfer balance the desired account. According this time the amount will be posted, as clearing balance after completion of clear house the amount will adjust to the account.
3.1.3 FDR department:
FDR department is one of the departments in Trust Bank Limited, which department handle two products which are as follows:
3.1.3.1 Fixed Deposit Receipt (FDR):
Fixed deposit receipt is that which opened for a fixed period. The rate of interest against the FDR is fixed which the bank will pay from time to time. The interests of FDR are varying on the basis of the scheme. FDR is very good scheme of deposit account because in Trust Bank they provide loans against the FDR (80%). The bank allows people to keep their idle money secured and profitable as Fixed Deposit.