Bank Asia

DSE: BANKASIA

Banking · Bank Asia

Bank Asia is a private commercial bank in Bangladesh offering retail, corporate, SME, and Islamic banking services through a nationwide branch and agent-banking network.

Business: Deposit-taking and lending across corporate, SME, and retail segments; trade finance and remittance handling; an Islamic banking window; treasury operations; card and digital/agent-banking channels.

Market data

Market capitalisation

24,769 mn BDT

Paid-up capital

13,915 mn BDT

Outstanding shares

1,391,509,837

Last price

17.8 BDT

Listed

2004

Market category

A

Source: Dhaka Stock Exchange, fetched 2026-05

Policy exposure

Asset quality and non-performing loan exposure in a stressed banking sector Rising sector-wide NPLs raise provisioning needs and constrain credit supply, a central concern for Bangladesh Bank's financial-stability mandate. Source: Bangladesh Bank

Agent banking and financial inclusion footprint Agent-banking expansion extends formal finance to underserved rural areas, advancing inclusion policy but raising oversight and consumer-protection questions. Source: analysis

Modest market capitalisation relative to paid-up capital, with a below-par share price A market price below the 10 BDT face value signals weak investor confidence in the sector and limits a bank's ability to raise fresh equity to meet Basel capital requirements. Source: Dhaka Stock Exchange, fetched 2026-05