Staff Reporter :Puzzled by the $101 million cyberheist from Bangladesh Bank (BB) account held the Us Federal Reserve Bank, the Finance Minister AMA Muhit has hinted changes in the top management in the central bank of Bangladesh. “A big change on way in the central bank,” he told reporters after a short meeting with the Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday.The meeting held at the Bangladesh Secretariat. Muhit said, ”The heist concerning huge amount of money from BB’s account in US is a big crime that I take it very seriously. Definitely there would be big change in BB board soon”. Regarding removal of BB Governor, he said, “I will make a statement in this regard at tomorrow’s media briefing”. The Minister will brief the media at his Finance Ministry office at 11:00am today (Tuesday).He is expected to make the government’s stance clear over the issue in the media briefing, sources in the finance ministry said. They said the government plans big change in the BB management and as part of the move Governor Dr Atiur Rahman may be removed any time.The BB Governor was asked to meet the finance minister on Monday afternoon at the latter’s office after arriving in the country from India. But he ignored the call and drove straight to his residence from the Dhaka airport. “Our Minister along with senior ministry officials was waiting for him at his office, but he did not come to meet the minister avoiding the meeting,” said the ministry official.Meanwhile, the central bank has postponed its emergency board meeting was scheduled to be held today (Tuesday).
