Industrial and Infrastructure Development Finance Company Limited explained

Industrial and Infrastructure Development Finance Company Limited
Formation:2000
Headquarters:Dhaka, Bangladesh
Language:Bengali
Region Served:Bangladesh

Industrial and Infrastructure Development Finance Company Limited (IIDFC) is a non-bank financial institution in Bangladesh. Md Golam Sarwar Bhuiyan is the managing director of Industrial and Infrastructure Development Finance Company Limited.[1]

Financial scamster Prashanta Kumar Halder was the deputy managing director of Industrial and Infrastructure Development Finance Company Limited in 2008.[2] [3]

History

Industrial and Infrastructure Development Finance Company Limited was established in 2000.[4] Mohammed Matiul Islam, first finance secretary of Bangladesh, was the founding chairman.[5] It received its license on 23 January 2001 from Bangladesh Bank.[6]

In February 2007, Investment Promotion Financing Facility became eligible to participate in the Investment Promotion Financing Facility organized by International Development Association and Bangladesh Bank.[7] Bangladesh Bank, under governor Salehuddin Ahmed, asked it to float it's shares on the stock exchange.[8] It led a syndicated loan for Charka Textile Limited, a subsidiary of PRAN-RFL Group.[9] It provided 1.93 billion BDT loan to BSRM Iron and Steel Co Limited, a subsidiary of BSRM Group.[10]

The deputy managing director of Industrial and Infrastructure Development Finance Company Limited Proshanta Kumar Halder was appointed the managing director of Reliance Finance in 2009.[11] [12] The Daily Star would later describe him as the Sultan of Swindle after he scammed 102 billion BDT from financial institutions.[13] [14] Another co-worker of Halder at Industrial and Infrastructure Development Finance Company Limited, Uzzal Kumar Nandi became chairman of People's Leasing and Financial Services Limited and helped Halder in his scams.[15]

In 2010, M Matiul Islam, chairman of Industrial and Infrastructure Development Finance Company Limited, signed a cooperation agreement with HP Kumar, chairman of National Small Industries Corporation, for technical support to establish an ICT village in Bangladesh.[16] It was the issue manager of 1.1 billion BDT bonds of Bank Asia as approved by Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission.[17] It worked with World Bank to finance Hybrid Hoffman Kilns in Bangladesh.[18] [19]

Bangladesh Bank fined Industrial and Infrastructure Development Finance Company Limited in 2022 relocating the Uttara branch without proper approval.[20] On 5 January, Md. Ataur Rahman Prodhan, former managing director of Sonali Bank, was appointed Chairman of Industrial and Infrastructure Development Finance Company Limited.[21] [22]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Afrin . Saudia . 2024-05-26 . Driving economic growth . 2024-09-14 . The Daily Star . en.
  2. Web site: 2021-09-11 . Pk Halder’s Scam: 2 fake firms, Tk 118 crore shady loans . 2024-09-14 . The Daily Star . en.
  3. Web site: The extraordinary rise of PK Halder and the spectacular fall of firms he controlled . 2024-09-14 . . en.
  4. Web site: IIDFC . 2024-09-14 . iidfc.com.
  5. Web site: IIDFC . 2024-09-14 . iidfc.com.
  6. Web site: IIDFC: An NBFI that leads by example . 2024-09-14 . businesspostbd.com . en.
  7. Web site: Bangladesh Bank, IIDFC sign deal . 2024-09-14 . The Daily Star.
  8. Web site: 9 NBFIs to come under lens . 2024-09-14 . The Daily Star.
  9. Web site: 2008-03-21 . Charka Textile to set up composite knitwear plant . 2024-09-14 . The Daily Star . en.
  10. Web site: Khan . Kawsar . 2008-09-19 . BSRM embarks on billet-making project . 2024-09-14 . The Daily Star . en.
  11. News: The extraordinary rise of PK Halder and the spectacular fall of firms he controlled . 2022-10-11 . bdnews24.com . en.
  12. Web site: Khan . Mahbubur Rahman . 2020-09-27 . From the Archives: So far Tk 10,200cr swindled by PK Halder . 2024-09-14 . The Daily Star . en.
  13. Web site: Khan . Mahbubur Rahman . 2022-05-21 . Unrestrained, PK Halder became the sultan of swindle . 2024-09-14 . The Daily Star . en.
  14. Web site: Khan . Mahbubur Rahman . 2020-08-23 . Sultan of swindle . 2024-09-14 . The Daily Star . en.
  15. Web site: Khan . Mahbubur Rahman . Uddin . AKM Zamir . 2021-02-18 . With a little help from his friends! . 2024-09-14 . The Daily Star . en.
  16. Web site: 2010-03-31 . IIDFC signs deal with Indian company over ICT village . 2024-09-14 . The Daily Star . en.
  17. Web site: 2012-02-29 . SEC fines 6 individuals, 4 institutions . 2024-09-14 . The Daily Star . en.
  18. Web site: Infrastructure Development Company Limited (IDCOL) . 2024-09-14 . idcol.org.
  19. Web site: sarwar . 2022-04-18 . IIDFC awards five brick kilns with Tk 2.87 crore in carbon credit . 2024-09-14 . CPD Power and Energy Study . en-US.
  20. Web site: Uddin . AKM Zamir . 2022-06-19 . IIDFC fined Tk 31 lakh . 2024-09-14 . The Daily Star . en.
  21. News: 5 January 2022 . Ataur made IIDFC chairman . 14 September 2024 . New Age.
  22. Web site: Sonali Bank MD & CEO Prodhan elected Chairman of IIDFC . 2024-09-14 . bangladeshpost.net . en.