It is like that of blood in human body. Without proper/ required blood one cannot survive. Same in the case of deposit in banking industry. Types of Deposit: Profitability of a bank depends on pricing of deposit. Lower the deposit cost higher the profitability. Bank should mobilize deposit prudently, intelligently so that the lending price remains within reasonable range.
When bank fix up the price of
loans/advance/investments, they should have to think about the ability of the borrower. Bank can fix up the price of loans/ advances/ investments at lower side if they can mobilize deposit at lower cost. So pricing of deposit & loans are equally important both for deposit & loans/advances/investments. Deposit mix is a mixture of low cost and highest cost deposit. Bank should prefer low cost deposit. All bank pays to Bangladesh Bank a percentage insurance premium.
Rate depends on Performance of Bank
Problem Banks @ 0.10% Banks under EWS @ 0.09% Rest Banks @ 0.08%