An Analysis of Liquidity Position of Banks in Bangladesh- A Case Study of Ten Commercial Banks in Bangladesh

Abstract

This paper attempts to portray an indicative picture of the liquidity position of Banks in Bangladesh for the period of ten years (2014 to 2018). The study employed the liquidity measures of banks, and on that basis, the performance in terms of liquidity position was established. This paper utilizes secondary data from AB Bank Limited (ABBL), Dutch Bangla Bank Limited (DBBL), Bank Asia Limited (BAL), Eastern Bank limited, Brac Bank Ltd, Islamic Bank Ltd, Mutual Trust Bank Ltd, Janata Bank Ltd, IFIC Bank Ltd. The analysis has the both the short-term and the long-term liquidity position and also maturity-wise liquidity position of the ten banks. The researchers also analyzed the liquidity position by using sources and uses fund approaches and find that only few numbers of banks can maintain positive liquidity.