Abstract

This paper effort to find out the impact of corporate governance practices on bank performance in Bangladesh In this paper we examine 85 observations from 17 publicly traded commercial banks listed in the Dhaka Stock Exchange DSE throughout 2013-2017 We used the econometric model and pooled ordinary least square regression analysis to find out the correlations and regression among independent variables size of the board board composition and chief executive officer status and dependent variables return on asset return on equity and earnings per share This research reveals that the board of director has a significant positive impact on ROA ROE and EPS Independent board of director has a significant positive impact on ROE and EPS Chief executive officer has a significant positive impact on ROA Also most of the cases large bank size positively affecting the performance of Bangladeshi bank Finally there is a significant positive relationship between corporate governance and bank performance in Bangladesh The findings of the paper will help the Bangladeshi banks to ensure proper corporate governance practices to optimize the performance of the banks leads to maximization of the stockholder s wealth