Eastern Bank (Bangladesh)
| Company type | Private (Non-Government) |
|---|---|
| DSE: EBL CSE: EBL | |
| Industry | Banking |
| Predecessor | Bank of Credit and Commerce International (Overseas) Limited |
| Founded | 8 August 1992 |
| Headquarters | Dhaka, Bangladesh |
Key people | Md. Showkat Ali Chowdhury (Chairman) Ali Reza Ifekhar (Managing Director & CEO) |
| Products | Banking services |
| BDT 11,451 million (2023) | |
| US$95 million (2019) | |
| Total assets | US$4 billion (2019) |
Number of employees | 4,428 |
| Rating | Long-term foreign currency deposit rating of B1 (Moody's) |
| Website | ebl |
Eastern Bank PLC. (Bengali: ইস্টার্ন ব্যাংক পিএলসি) is a private commercial bank headquartered in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It was established on 8 August 1992, as a public limited company with limited liability under the Bank Companies Act of 1991. Its share are listed in the Dhaka Stock Exchange and the Chittagong Stock Exchange. The bank provides products and services in retail banking, corporate finance, asset management, equity brokerage and security. It has 87 branches and 214 ATMs in Bangladesh and employs around 3000 employees.
Eastern Bank PLC. is going to open its first overseas full-fledged branch in Calcutta, India. This branch in India will be its first foreign branch outside of Bangladesh. Presently, EBL has a subsidiary in Hong Kong named EBL Finance (HK) Limited and a representative office in Myanmar. EBL opened its third representative office in Mainland China in Guangzhou on September 29, 2019.