The bank was an effort by local shareholders spearheaded by Mr. M Sahabuddin Ahmed (Founder Chairman) and the Dutch financial company FMO.
[6] In November 2007, Md Yeasin Ali was reappointed managing director of Dutch-Bangla Bank Limited.
[8] Abul Kashem Md Shirin was appointed managing director of Dutch-Bangla Bank replacing KS Tabrez in November 2016.
[9] In June 2019, a group of foreign hackers stole 1.6 million BDT from ATMs of Dutch-Bangla Bank in Dhaka.
[12] The Netherlands Development Finance Company sold their entire stake in Dutch-Bangla Bank in November 2019.
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