CHAPTER: TWO

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
2.1 Research Design
Research design is planned structure and strategy of investigation conceived to obtain answer to
research objective through analysis of data. The first step of the study is to collect necessary
information and data concerning the study. Therefore, research design means the definite
procedure and technique, which guides the study and propounds ways or doing research. In this
way a description and analytical survey will be done. The justification for the choice of these
methods is preferred because it includes reliable data and information covering a long time and
avoids means complex variables.
The research covers the state-owned & private commercial banks in Bangladesh particular in
their CSR practices. The research has its basic objective to figure out the problem therein and
provide them with some recommendation. The literature has been reviewed specially from the
post thesis conducted and the eight selected commercial banks. The data for the research are of
secondary types.

2.2 Sources of Data

The data presented in the study are secondary type. The annual reports of the concerned banks
are the major sources of the data for the study. However, besides the annual reports of the
subjected banks the following source of data shall also be used in the respective corner of the
study.
1. Research papers
2. Annual reports of different banks
3. Various publications dealing in the subject matter of the study

2.3 Selection of the Banks as the Sample from the total Population
There are 54 commercial banks operating in the country. Due to the time limitation, to study all
the banks will take a long time. In our study 2 banks each from the public and private are taken
as sample.
2.3.1 Population
All the commercial banks in Bangladesh are the population of the study. The commercial banks
are as follows.
Table-2.1: List of Commercial Banks in Bangldesh
NAME OF COMMERCIAL BANKS NAME OF COMMERCIAL BANKS
1. AB Bank Limited 28. National Bank of Pakistan
2. Agrani Bank Limited 29. National Credit & Commerce Bank
Limited
3. Al-Arafah Islami Bank Limited 30. NRB Bank Limited
 4. Bangladesh Commerce Bank Limited
5. Bangladesh Small Industries and Commerce 32. NRB Global Bank Limited
Bank Limited
6. Bank Al-falah Limited
7. Bank Asia Limited
8. BRAC Bank Limited
9. Citibank N.A
10. Commercial Bank of Ceylon Limited
11. Dhaka Bank Limited
12. Dutch-Bangla Bank Limited
13. Eastern Bank Limited
14. Export Import Bank of Bangladesh
Limited
15. First Security Islami Bank Limited
16. Habib Bank Limited
17. ICB Islamic Bank Limited
18. International Finance Invest
Commerce Bank Limited
19, Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited
20. Jamuna Bank Limited
21. Janata Bank Limited
22. Meghna Bank Limited
23. Mercantile Bank Limited
24. Midland Bank Limited
25. Modhumoti Bank Limited
26. Mutual Trust Bank Limited
27. National Bank Limited
Source: BanksBD.org
31. NRB Commercial Bank Limited
33. One Bank Limited
34. Padma Bank Limited
35. Prime Bank Limited
36. Pubali Bank Limited
37. Rupali Bank Limited
38. Shahjalal Islami Bank Limited
39. Shimanto Bank Limited
40. Social Islami Bank Limited
41. Sonali Bank Limited
42. South Bangla Agriculture & Commerce
Bank Limited
43. Southeast Bank Limited
44. Standard Bank Limited
and 45. Standard Chartered Bank
46. State Bank of India
47. The City Bank Limited
48. The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking
Corporation Limited
49. The Premier Bank Limited
50. Trust Bank Limited
51. Union Bank Limited
52. United Commercial Bank Limited
53. Uttara Bank Limited
54. Woori Bank Bangladesh
2.3.2 Sample
The two State-Owned Banks (SOB’s) and six Private Commercial Banks (PCB’s) are
taken as sample from the total population (54 commercial banks). The following
commercial banks stated below-
1. Janata Bank Limited
2. Sonali Bank Limited
3. Social Islami Bank Limited
4. National Bank Limited
5. Union Bank Limited
6. Uttara Bank Limited
7. Bank Asia Limited
8. Premier Bank Limited