Standard Chartered Bank opened its first branch in Bangladesh in 1948, in Chittagong, the port city and a major trading hub. With the acquisition of Grindlays Bank in Bangladesh in August 2000, we inherited a presence in this country that dates back to 1905. The commercial banking business of American Express Bank was also acquired in 2006.
Standard Chartered plc is a British multinational banking and financial services company headquartered in London, England. It operates a network of more than 1,200 branches and outlets across more than 70 countries and employs around 87,000 people.