[5] SIBL was founded by M. A. Mannan, Dr. Hamid Al Gabid, Former Secretary General of O.I.C., Dr. Abdullah Omar Nasseef, and Ahmed M. Salah Jamjoom, Former Commerce Minister, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

[7] They also found evidence of impropriety against the founder of the bank and first chairman, MA Mannan.

[9] After the report came out, the bank filed a case with a local court to remove the two organizations as shareholders.

[13] In November 2017, seven directors of the Social Islami Bank Limited resigned following a board meeting at The Westin Dhaka.

[17] The group had purchased the shares through 19 subsidies violating the Banking Company Act, 1991.

[20] According to Ahsan H Mansur, director of Policy Research Institute of Bangladesh, alleged S. Alam Group had taken 800 billion BDT from banks it owns.

[20] In December, Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission allowed Social Islami Bank Limited and Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited to raise funds through issuing bonds.

[24] S. Alam Group filed a Digital Security Act against a insurance agent who had posted posters alleging the group had stolen funds from Social Islami Bank and six other banks.