About the Organization

IDLC Finance PLC is the largest non-banking financial institution (NBFI) in Bangladesh and a pioneer of the country's leasing and non-bank finance sector. Formerly known as Industrial Development Leasing Company of Bangladesh Limited, IDLC is a multi-product non-banking financial institution headquartered in Dhaka. Its founding brought together an unusually distinguished group of international and local institutions: IDLC was the first Bangladeshi leasing company, established in 1985 through an alliance of the IFC, DEG, Kookmin Bank and the Korean Development Leasing Corporation of South Korea, the Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development, The City Bank Limited, IPDC of Bangladesh, and Sadharan Bima Corporation. Over time it became a domestic institution; the initial 49% foreign shareholding was gradually withdrawn, with the last foreign stake bought out by local sponsors in 2009, leaving a broad-based shareholding in which the largest shareholder is The City Bank Ltd.

The company is publicly listed and professionally led. It is publicly traded on the Dhaka Stock Exchange under the ticker IDLC, headquartered at Bay's Galleria, 57 Gulshan Avenue, Dhaka. Its current leadership pairs an experienced chief executive with a veteran chairman: M Jamal Uddin serves as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, and in January 2026 Kazi Mahmood Sattar, a banker with more than four decades of experience who is credited with founding the country's first investment banking arm, was elected Chairman of the Board. The institution operates at significant scale; IDLC Finance is the largest multi-product NBFI in Bangladesh, with 38 branches and over 1,400 employees, operating in the capital markets through three wholly owned subsidiaries, IDLC Investments Ltd, IDLC Securities Ltd, and IDLC Asset Management Ltd.

Business Operations

IDLC offers a comprehensive range of financial products spanning corporate, SME, and consumer segments. It provides financial services in the form of SME finance products, supplier and distributor finance, corporate finance, structured finance, retail finance, deposits, and treasury products, and the IDLC group also provides merchant banking, stock broking, and asset management services through its three subsidiaries. Although it began life in leasing, it has broadened considerably; IDLC started as a leasing company and developed into an all-finance company providing access to finance for small and medium-sized enterprises. Its SME orientation gives it a distinctive reach beyond the major cities; the company has a substantial SME portfolio and a presence in Tier II and Tier III cities, and has dedicated a significant share of its loan portfolio to housing finance.

A notable hallmark of the institution is its leadership in sustainable finance. IDLC is a leader in sustainable business practices and is Bangladesh's only financial institution that is a UNEP FI member. It also caters to ethical-investment demand; IDLC offers a Shariah-compliant investment tool, the IDLC AML Shariah Fund, vetted by a Shariah Advisory Board, reflecting a commitment to ethical and transparent investment practices.

Affiliations With BUP Career Club

IDLC Finance has a documented relationship with the BUP Career Club as a back-to-back participating company at its flagship Career & Education Fest. At the seventh edition, "Career and Education Fest 2022" Powered by Trust Bank Limited, the participating companies included bKash, Marico, Banglalink, IPDC Finance, IDLC Finance Ltd., Nagad, BRAC Bank, Pathao, and Trust Bank, among others, with the event drawing strong engagement as more than 1,400 students from 16 departments submitted CVs to over 32 companies in the first two days, dropping off CVs and attending walk-in interviews at company stalls. IDLC Finance came in the 8th and 9th editions of the BUP Career and Education Fest as well.

This participation reflects a strong, natural fit between the two organisations. The BUP Career Club works to create a bridge between the corporate world and the university, helping fresh graduates reach their desired professions while equipping students with the skills to stay ahead of the competition. As the largest NBFI in the country, with a strong focus on SME, corporate, and capital-market services and an active graduate and internship pipeline, IDLC offers BUP students, particularly those from finance, business, and economics backgrounds, direct exposure to careers in corporate and SME finance, investment banking, asset management, and risk, while the company gains access to a well-prepared pool of talent in a sector where it has long been a market leader.