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The aim of this study is to investigate the efficiency and performance of two Islamic banks in Bangladesh namely, Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited & Al Arafah Islami Bank Limited. Data are collected through their published annual reports from the year of 2017 to 2021. In addition, methods used to measure the performance and efficiency of Islamic banks are ratio analysis and data envelopment analysis respectively. With regard to banks' performance, this study concludes that Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited is better than other Islamic banks in terms of its ROA, ROE, ETA, CAR, IER and AU ratios. On the other hand, with regard to banks' efficiency, all Islamic banks have shown an improvement on their efficiency level. However, the result shows that Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited is better in terms of efficiency. This study complements other studies which discus about performance and efficiency in Islamic banks, particularly in the case of Bangladesh.