Turmoil at Bangladesh Bank: 6 top officials including BB deputy governors forced to resign
This news article from the Dhaka Tribune reports on a major institutional crisis at Bangladesh Bank (BB) on August 7, 2024, when hundreds of bank officials stormed the central bank's Motijheel headquarters demanding the resignations of top leadership. The protesters, accusing senior officials of supporting former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's government and enabling bank looters, forced four deputy governors (Kazi Sayedur Rahman, Nurun Nahar, Md Khurshid Alam, and Md Habibur Rahman), BFIU head Masud Biswas, and bank advisor Abu Farah Nasser to resign or sign blank papers under duress. The article details that Deputy Governor Sayedur Rahman submitted a handwritten resignation and was escorted out under army protection, while others verbally promised to resign but did not submit written documents. The Bangladesh Bank's spokesperson confirmed that since these officials were government-appointed, their resignations would be formally processed by the incoming interim government. Governor Abdur Rouf Talukder was notably absent from the office throughout the events.
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Dhaka Tribune. "Turmoil at Bangladesh Bank: 6 top officials including BB deputy governors forced to resign." Dhaka Tribune, 2024. July Archive. https://julyarchive.org/sources/turmoil-at-bangladesh-bank-6-top-officials-including-bb-depu-828bcd46.
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