DHAKA: Days after the resignation of the Bangladesh Bank governor, two deputy governors and the head of the Bank’s Financial Intelligence Unit (BFUI) have resigned following the directives of the caretaker government, a media outlet reported on Monday. Besides, an advisor to the central bank has also submitted his resignation to the governor, The Dhaka Tribune reported.
On Friday, Bangladesh Bank Governor Abdur Rouf Talukder tendered his resignation citing personal reasons. His resignation is part of a broader wave of resignations at various institutions in the country following the recent downfall of the Sheikh Hasina-led government. The Finance Ministry was reported to have informed them on Sunday that they must submit their resignation letters by 1pm on Monday, the report said.
Following this directive, deputy governors Kazi Saidur Rahman and Md Khurshid Alam tendered their resignation letters in the morning. Masud Biswas, the director of the BFIU, the government agency responsible for investigating money laundering and suspicious transactions, also tendered his resignation to the secretary.
Similarly, Bangladesh Bank adviser Abu Farah Md Nasser has tendered his resignation to the governor. Following the dismissal of the Sheikh Hasina-led Awami League government on August 5 following widespread protests over a controversial quota system in jobs, a group of agitated officials and employees demanded the resignation of the central bank governor, four deputy governors and the BFUI chief during a protest march last week.
At one point, protesters entered the governor’s room in the central bank’s main building and forced one of the deputy governors to sign a blank sheet of paper, the paper reported. The others were forced to leave. They have not returned to the bank since. They officially submitted their resignation letters to the government on Monday, the report said.
The protesters claimed that these senior officials of the Bangladesh Bank were responsible for irregularities and corruption in the banking sector. Last Thursday, Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus was sworn in as head of a caretaker government that will replace Hasina. The creation of a 16-member advisory council to assist Yunus in managing state affairs was announced.
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