1.1. PROPOSITON OF THE STUDY
For over a decade, information technology has significantly affected the banking industry. Banks and other financial institutions have improved their functions as a financial intermediary through adopting various information technologies. Generally when the information technologies combine with functions of banks and financial institutions, it is called electronic banking.
Among various electronic banking technologies internet banking is the latest banking technology and the most rapidly diffused banking technology through out the world. Now, in a world which is becoming increasingly open as a result of the internet and www, internet banking has been gaining ground around the globe. This offers banking institutions a new frontier of opportunities and challenges further augmenting competition in the global banking market.
Since the launch of Internet the large planet has become a smaller one. It has rendered enormous impacts on business sectors. Remarkable development in ICT (Information and Communication Technology) has introduced a global revolution in banking sectors. The global trend in business arena set some challenges that cannot be fulfilled with the help of the traditional banking system.
The survey of current banking system in Bangladesh reveals the fact that it requires rapid modification and adaptation to keep harmony with the world economy business. It becomes more obvious by observing the increased number of customers in some modern banks while others are losing them. In the context of Bangladesh, a country of more than 140 million people, it is to be realized that there is no other option for us than to join the current trend. Otherwise it is almost impossible to bring any sort of fruitful achievement for the country.
At present, people are very often scared of doing any banking function with most of the