Abstract

To ensure financial stability and development, capital adequacy framework of financial institutes is an integral part for global business. In recent times, BASEL-II has been implemented globally and its outcome has been constructive for financial institutions. Considering the current condition of financial institution of Bangladesh it has become important for Bangladesh to implement BASEL-II adequately to get sound financial performance. Accordingly, this study aimed to explore to what extent the capital control endeavor influences the financial performance of the banks in Bangladesh. To investigate, this article explores relevant secondary data of 25 listed private commercial banks (out of 30) in Bangladesh for the time horizon of 5 years (2008-2012). Particularly, the article used multivariate panel OLS regression model where financial performance or profitability of commercial banks was measured in terms of relevant influencing variables (e.g. asset turnover, size of the firm, capital adequacy ratios). The result shows that the capital adequacy requirement might have a positive impact on the profitability of the commercial banks in Bangladesh.

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