Bangladesh Institute of Bank Management

The Bangladesh Institute of Bank Management (BIBM) is the national Training, Research, Consultancy and Education institute on banking and finance collectively owned by all banks that are in operation in the country. Registered under the Societies Act 1860, BIBM was established in 1974 with an initial primary focus of providing training to the officials of banks and financial institutions of Bangladesh in order to strengthen and update their skills. Since then more and more banks settings up their own training institutes to handle a significant part of their own objective based training needs, particularly those of their junior level officials. Currently, BIBM is engaged in offering training to the mid and senior level executives of banks. Over the years, BIBM has modified its training activities and broadened its operation to cover other areas of activities such as providing education in the form of degree- Masters in Bank Management (MBM) and Evening MBM (EMBM), carrying out research in banking & finance, holding seminars and roundtable discussions, offering training and research related consultancy services or aiding the banks in their recruitment.

About BIBM 
Bangladesh Institute of Bank Management (BIBM) was established in 1974 primarily to train officials of banks and financial institutions of Bangladesh. Since then, BIBM has extended its scope to include providing Masters in Bank Management (MBM) and Evening MBM (EMBM) degrees, carrying out research in banking and finance, holding seminars and round table discussions, and aiding financial institutions in their recruitment.

Even with these activities, which are somewhat complementary with one another, training still occupies the centre-stage of BIBM operation. But BIBM now imparts training to only mid-level and senior officials of banks and financial institutions and generally in areas where all its members have common interest.

Beside training and education, BIBM's current activities include undertaking research, organising seminars and publishing reports on the issues relevant to the banking and financial sector. BIBM publishes a journal and a bulletin on a regular basis. The institute also provides support in recruiting bank officials. Since inception till December 2010 BIBM trained a total of 63,269 officers of banks and financial institutions. Further, 523 MBM graduates passed out from BIBM during the period 1996–2010 and almost all of them have joined the banking profession. Besides, 55 Evening MBM graduates passed out from BIBM since inception in 2006.

Governing board

Chairman
Governor, Bangladesh Bank

Members
 Deputy governors, Bangladesh Bank
 Managing director & CEO, Sonali Bank Limited
 Managing director & CEO, Janata Bank Limited
 Managing director & CEO, Agrani Bank Limited
 Managing director & CEO, Rupali Bank Limited
 Managing director & CEO, Pubali Bank Limited
 Managing director, Uttara Bank Limited
 Managing director, Bangladesh Krishi Bank
 Managing director, Bangladesh Development Bank Limited
 President & managing director, AB Bank Limited
 Managing director, National Bank Limited
 Managing director & CEO, Eastern Bank Limited
 Managing director, United Commercial Bank Limited
 Managing director, Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited
 Managing director, IFIC Bank Limited
 Managing director, Rajshahi Krishi Unnayan Bank
 CEO, Standard Chartered Bank
 Managing director, Dutch-Bangla Bank Limited
 Managing director & CEO, Mercantile Bank Limited
 Managing director, ONE Bank Limited
 Managing director, Al-Arafah Islami Bank Limited
 Managing director & CEO, National Credit and Commerce Bank Limited
 Managing director & CEO, Trust Bank Limited
 Managing director, Southeast Bank Limited
 Managing director, Social Islami Bank Limited
 CEO, The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited
 Managing director, Standard Bank Limited
 Managing director & CEO, Export Import Bank of Bangladesh Limited
 Managing director & CEO, Mutual Trust Bank Limited
 Managing director, BASIC Bank Limited
 Managing director, Jamuna Bank Limited
 President & managing director, Bank Asia Limited
 Managing director, First Security Islami Bank Limited
 Managing director & CEO, Meghna Bank Limited
 Managing director, South Bangla Agriculture and Commerce Bank Limited
 Managing director & CEO, NRB Commercial Bank Limited
 Country director, WOORI Bank Limited

Member-secretary
Director general, BIBM' Directors 

Director general
Dr. Toufic Ahmad Choudhury; BSc (Hons.), MSc PhD (economics, India)

Dr. Muzaffer Ahmad Chair Professor
Khondkar Ibrahim Khaled; former deputy governor, Bangladesh Bank and chairman, Bangladesh Krishi Bank

A. K. Gangopadhaya Chair Professor
S. A. Chowdhury; M.B.A (I.B.A), Dhaka University, Master in Management (A.I.M), Manila, Philippines, former chairman, Bangladesh Krishi Bank and former managing director, Sonali Bank Ltd.

Supernumerary professor
Dr. Bandana Saha; B.A (Hons.) M.S. PhD (Economics, USS.R)

Agrani Bank Chair Professor

Directors
Dr. Shah Md. Ahsan Habib; professor and director (training ); B.A. (Hons.), M.A. (economics), PhD (international finance, India), PDF(USA).
Dr. Prashanta Kumar Banerjee; professor and director (research, development & consultancy) B.Com. (Hons.), M.Com. (accounting),PhD (finance, India), PDF (US).
Md. Mohiuddin Siddique; associate professor and director (DSBM); B.S.S. (Hons.), M.S.S. (economics), M.A. (economics, Japan), DCA (BIBM)

 Dhaka School of Bank Management (DSBM) 
BIBM has started Masters in Bank Management 
(MBM) program in 1997 with the affiliation of   
National University. For smooth running of the 
MBM program, Center for Post Graduate Studies 
(CPGS) has been established.  Thereafter, 
Evening MBM (EMBM) program has been started 
from July 2006 with the same University. After the successful completion of 16 batches of MBM and 5 batchesof EMBM, MBM program has been affiliated with the University of Dhaka in 2012. As a  requirement of affiliation under the University of Dhaka, BIBM has created Dhaka School of Bank Management (DSBM) for smooth running of the MBM program. The MBM Program is a professional postgraduate program for bank officers and others who plan career in banking and allied fields. The primary emphasis of the program is to develop skills for management of banks and financial institutions.

 Bangladesh Institute of Bank Management  
During the implementation of Financial Sector Reform Project in 1993, the international expert Harris Jafry proposed first to introduce MBM Program at BIBM to mitigate the deficit of efficient manpower in banking sector. In his FSRP report he said: "The MBM degree program would be developed and implemented in collaboration with some well-known foreign universities that would be approached to provide support to the program during the initial years."

He also said "The objectives of the MBM degree program is to bring about a dramatic improvement in the operational quality of the financial system through the institution, over a decade, of some 1000 MBM degree recipients into the financial system. While those graduates would commence their careers at the entry level, they are expected to demonstrate a superior job performance and rise rapidly to senior position."

 Evening MBM (EMBM) Program 
The Evening MBM degree is a two-year eight months program consisting of eight terms, each term being of four months duration. The program constitutes course work of 72 credit hours, that is, a student shall have to complete 24 courses (3 credit hours for each course). In each term, a student is required to take three courses as prescribed by the National University. In addition, every student must write a project paper (in the last term) weighing 3 credit hours and appear for a viva-voce at the end of II, IV, VI and VII terms, weighing in total 3 credit hours. Marks obtained in the project paper and term-end viva-voce will be graded as per EMBM grading system. The class size consists of 50 students selected on a competitive basis.

The EMBM program begins with a sequence of fundamental/core courses like Business Communication and Report Writing, Principles of Accounting, Business Mathematics, Principles of Management, Principles and Practices of Banking, Business Statistics, Management of Financial Institutions, International Trade Payment and Finance, Credit Management in Banks etc. Besides the core courses, the students have to choose two courses among a range of eight elective courses in the eighth term.

Research and consultancy

 Consultancy 
BIBM often conducts recruitment tests of different level bank officers on request of banks. In addition, faculty members of the institute undertake a number of research consultancy projects every year in the area of banking, finance and allied field.

Recent consultancy research projects were:
How to Approach Banks for Short Term Credit
Bank Survey on SMEs in Bangladesh
Domestic Factoring in Bangladesh

 Research 
Research is one of the important wings of BIBM. In response to new challenges in banking and finance, the institute undertakes a number of research projects in the selected areas to develop a body of banking knowledge, aid banking policy formulation and improve the overall effectiveness of banking activities.

Research projects undertaken in 2010 were:
Efficiency and Effectiveness of Linkage Credit Programs in Bangladesh
Information System Security in Banks: Bangladesh Perspective
Online Banking in Bangladesh
An Assessment of the Operation of Documentary Collection in Bangladesh
A Comprehensive Study on the Competitiveness of the Banking Industry in Bangladesh
A Survey on the Potentials of Commodity Market Development in Bangladesh

 Publications 
The institute publishes a quarterly journal named Bank Parikrama. The main objective of the journal is to publish articles, notes, comments, etc. in the fields of banking, finance, economics and allied subjects. Submitted articles and notes are published based on the review report given by the experts of the relevant field. The journal has been progressively getting popularity over the years. The journal is available with Tk. 50.00 for the inland readers and with US$2.00 for foreign readers.Bank Parikrama'', a journal of banking & finance, is a quarterly journal of the Bangladesh Institute of Bank Management (BIBM) published in March, June, September and December each year.

References

External links
 Location In Google Map 
 Official website of BIBM
 Official website of MBM Alumni Association
 FaceBook Page on MBM Alumni Association
 BIBM Governing Board

Category:Banking in Bangladesh
Category:Professional associations based in Bangladesh
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