Bangladesh Bank (BB) Governor Abdur Rouf Talukder has resigned. Rouf submitted his resignation to the Secretary of the Financial Institutions Division (FID) on Friday afternoon citing personal reasons.
According to FID, the governor submitted his resignation letter at around 3pm on Friday to the FID secretary Abdur Rahman Khan. Rouf cited personal difficulties for his resignation.
However, FID Secretary Abdur Rahman Khan did not comment on this issue. The mobile number of Rouf was found switched off.
The Finance Advisor of the new interim government Dr. Salehuddin Ahmed was contacted, he said that he was not aware of the matter.
Dr. Salehuddin called a meeting with the secretaries of four divisions under the Ministry of Finance. There the matter is likely to be discussed.
Governor Abdur Rouf Talukder has not visited the BB since Sheikh Hasina resigned from the post of Prime Minister on August 5. He was not even in his residence Governor House.
As per the rules, the governor is appointed by the FID of the Ministry of Finance with the consent of the Prime Minister or the Chief Adviser. As such, the governor has to resign through the FID. Abdur Rauf Talukder has therefore submitted his resignation letter to the FID.