Abstract: This study explores the impact of corporate governance on the financial performance of the Banking sector in Bangladesh. Here, the study is based on the secondary data from the annual reports of different commercial Banks listed in Dhaka Stock Exchange(DSE), articles and research papers. The sample of the study has been taken from the period between 2014 and 2018 of 30 banks. Multiple linear regression analysis is used as the statistical tool to measure the impact of corporate governance on the financial performance of banks. Financial performance is measured using the ROA, ROE, EPS and Tobin's Q. In this study, Board Size, CEO-Duality, Board Independence, Board Effectiveness, Audit Committee, and Resolution made in Annual General Meetings are taken as the independent variables and Firm Age, Firm Size is taken as the control variable while the performance measurement are taken as the dependent variable. This research highlights that corporate governance mechanism has a significant impact on firm performance namely ROA, EPS and Tobin's Q except for ROE.
Keywords: Corporate Governance, Firm Performances, Banking Sector, Bangladesh Perspective
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