UNB, Dhaka: In the wake of resignation of Dr Atiur Rahman, the government on Tuesday appointed ex-finance secretary Fazle Kabir as new governor of the Bangladesh Bank.
Finance Minister AMA Muhith made the announcement while talking to reporters at his ministry.
Fazle Kabir, now in New York, will return home on March 18, Muhith added.
Earlier in the day, embattled Bangladesh Bank Governor Dr Atiur Rahman quit amid a huge row over the heist of $101 million from the Bangladesh Bank’s account with the US Federal Reserve Bank.
The Governor’s resignation came following his meeting with the Prime Minister at her office, according the PMO’s Press Wing.
Muhith also said a probe team, headed by ex-Bangladesh Bank Governor Dr Mohammed Farashuddin, has been formed to look into the stealing of money from the Central Bank’s account at the US Reserve Bank.
