Resumen
This study examines the comparative financial performance of Islamic and conventional banks listed in Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) of Bangladesh. This study uses univariate analysis, and non-parametric test to analyze data for purposes of this study. Results show that Islamic banks are performing better than conventional banks in terms of most of the financial performance indicators over the study period. Though both groups of banks have decreasing trend in case of most of the performance measures from 2010 to 2011, Islamic banks dominate over conventional banks in both of the time-points for each performance indicators. In addition, Islamic banks and conventional banks significantly differ in terms of various financial performance indicators except solvency performance. This study contributes in the academic literature of financial performance of banks with empirical evidence on both Islamic and conventional banks in an emerging economy. The major implication of this study is to extend understandings of policy makers and bank managements about the role of Islamic tenet in the financial performance of commercial banks in an emerging bank-based economy. Key Words: Islamic bank, Conventional bank, financial performance, Emerging Economy,