Rajshahi Krishi Unnayan Bank - RAKUB

Rajshahi Krishi Unnayan Bank (RAKUB) was established by the President's Ordinance No. 58 of 1986. It took over the operations of 253 branches of Bangladesh Krishi Bank of the then Rajshahi administrative division (presently Rajshahi and Rangpur divisions) and started functioning on March 15, 1987. As of 31-12-2012 there are 374 branches of the bank including LPO and Dhaka branch among which 190 are in Rajshahi and 182 in Rangpur division. Number of rural branches are 300 while urban 74. RAKUB is the only specialized nationalized bank having its head office outside Dhaka, i.e. at Rajshahi.