# Sonali Bank Bangladesh

> Source: https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/sonali-bank
> research date 2026-06-01 · extracted at 2026-10-03
> Publisher: Barcoder — encyclopedia of QR, barcode and payment-code standards

Specifications:
- [Sonali — official](https://www.sonalibank.com.bd/)

## Overview

**Sonali Bank Bangladesh** is **DSE: SONALIBANK** + **Bangladeshi state-owned commercial bank** + **Bangladeshi government via Ministry of Finance fully owned** + **Bangladesh's largest state-owned commercial bank by assets + branches** + **founded Mar 26 1972 post-Bangladesh independence** + **~30M+ Sonali Bank customers** <sup>[1][1], [Bangladesh report](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/BD)</sup>.

## History

**Mar 26 1972 — Sonali Bank PLC founded post-Bangladesh independence via nationalization of National Bank of Pakistan + Bank of Bahawalpur + Premier Bank Limited Bangladesh branches** distinctive Bangladeshi banking heritage as Bangladesh's largest state-owned bank.

**2014 — Sonali eSheba mobile banking app launch**.

## Ownership & operator

**Operating entity**: **Sonali Bank PLC** (Bangladeshi state-owned commercial bank; Bangladeshi government fully owned).

**Major shareholders**: **Bangladeshi government via Ministry of Finance fully owned**.

**Regulators**: **Bangladesh Bank + Reserve Bank of India RBI**.

## Technical integration

Sonali eSheba mobile app (iOS + Android; ~30M+ Sonali Bank customers) + sonalibank.com.bd online + Sonali Bank branch network across Bangladesh + India (Sonali Bank UK + Sonali Bank India) international branches + Sonali Visa + Mastercard cards; BD IBAN + NPSB + Bangla QR.

## Implementations & partners

**Major Bangladeshi banking + payments competitors**: [bKash](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/bkash) (bKash; BRAC Bank parent; Bangladesh's largest mobile financial service ~80M+ users) + [Nagad](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/nagad) (Nagad; Bangladesh Postal Department mobile money) + [BRAC Bank (Astha App)](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/brac-bank) (BRAC Bank; DSE: BRACBANK; Bangladeshi commercial bank; bKash parent) + [The City Bank Bangladesh](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/city-bank-bd) (The City Bank; DSE: CITYBANK + CSE: CITYBANK; Bangladeshi commercial bank) + [Eastern Bank Bangladesh](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/eastern-bank-bd) (Eastern Bank; DSE: EBL + CSE: EBL; Bangladeshi commercial bank) + [Dutch-Bangla Bank (DBBL)](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/dutch-bangla-bank) (Dutch-Bangla Bank DBBL; DSE: DUTCHBANGL + CSE: DUTCHBANGL; Bangladeshi commercial bank) + [HSBC Bangladesh](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/hsbc-bangladesh) (HSBC Bangladesh; HSBC Holdings UK parent subsidiary) + [Standard Chartered Bangladesh](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/standard-chartered-bangladesh) (Standard Chartered Bangladesh; LSE: STAN + SEHK: 2888 UK-headquartered international banking group).

**Regulators**: Bangladesh Bank + Reserve Bank of India RBI.

## Status

**Active, DSE:SONALIBANK + Bangladeshi state-owned commercial bank + Bangladeshi government via Ministry of Finance fully owned + Bangladesh's largest state-owned commercial bank by assets + branches + founded Mar 26 1972 post-Bangladesh independence + ~30M+ Sonali Bank customers** <sup>[1][1], [2][2]</sup>.

## Sources

[1]: https://www.sonalibank.com.bd/ "Sonali — official"
[2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonali_Bank "Sonali — Wikipedia"
[bd-cro]: https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/BD

- [1] [Sonali — official][1]
- [2] [Sonali — Wikipedia][2]
- <sup>[Bangladesh report](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/BD)</sup> In-corpus: `reports/countries/BD-bangladesh.md`

## Source

Biography extracted from [sonali-bank.md](https://docs.barcoder.ai/source/wallets/sonali-bank). See `matrix.md` for standards-support matrix if present.