Demanding the result publication of third panel (fourth) phase, officers (General) 2017 of five banks, state owned and financial institutions, the job seekers organized a human chain in front of Bangladesh Bank on Tuesday. They urged immediate publication of the result of the combined examination which was taken by the Bankers' Selection Committee, a wing of the central bank. The five integrated banks and financial institutions include state-owned Sonali Bank, Bangladesh Krishi Bank, Rajshahi Krishi Unnayan Bank, Investment Corporation of Bangladesh (ICB) and Bangladesh Development Bank (BDBL). Several hundreds of job seekers took part in the human chain. They said the final results have been published in three phases (merit list and two panels) against 2,564 posts of general officers of five integrated banks and financial institutions by the Bankers' Selection Committee Secretariat. They claimed, “As provided by the concerned institutions, as far as we know, even after giving the merit list and two panels, more than 350 posts are still vacant." READ: Govt. promotes 21 DMDs in state banks to meet manpower shortage Five banks and financial institutions have already sent their demand letters to the Bankers' Selection Committee Secretariat to fill the vacancies. In this situation, the job seekers are demanding appointments from the third panel (4th phase). They said the recruitment process had been delayed for two years due to the Covid-19 pandemic situation. A large portion of the candidates who took part in the oral examination have passed the age limit for applying for the job. They do not have the opportunity to apply for any new recruitment test. Considering the age of the job candidates and Covid-19 situation they appealed to the concerned people including the Governor of Bangladesh Bank to publish the results of the third panel.

The government has promoted 21 bank officials as deputy managing directors (DMD) and posted them in different state-owned banks and financial institutions. According to a notification of the banking wing of the ministry of finance made public on Monday the promoted officials have been serving different state banks and financial institutions as general managers (GM). Read: Bangladesh Bank tops Cyber Drill 2021 The officials are Niranjan Chandra Debnath, GM of Basic Bank, has been promoted as DMD of the bank, Rupali Bank’s GM Mojibur Rahman made DMD to Sonali Bank, Arun Kumar Chowdhury, GM of Bangladesh House Building Finance Corporation, made DMD of the same institution. Rupali Bank MG Begum Sanchia Binte Ali has been promoted to DMD of Prabasi Kalyan Bank. Janata Bank’ GM Shahidul Islam made DMD of Palli Sanchay Bank, Chanu Gopal Ghosh, MG of Bangladesh Krishi Bank, promoted as DMD of the bank. GM of Rupali Bank Md. Abdur Rahim, promoted to DMD of Basic Bank, MG of Janata Bank Md. Kamruzzaman Khan promoted as DMD of Sonali Bank. MG of Janata Bank Mahbubur Rahman promoted to DMD of Sonali Bank, GM of Rupali Bank Begum Wahida Begum promoted to DMD of Ansar VDB Unnayan Bank. GM of Janata Bank Md Asaduzzaman, made the DMD of Rajshahi Krishi Unnayan Bank, GM of Bangladesh Krishi Bank Mir Mofazzal Hossain, made DMD of the bank, GM of Rupali Bank Shawkat Ali Khan, promoted to DMD of the bank, GM of Janata Bank Md Habibur Rahman Gazi  promoted to DMD of Agrani Bank. Read: Sonali Bank writes off Tk 2,728 crore of Hall-Mark, 19 other defaulters GM of Rupali Bank Khan Iqbal Hossain has been promoted to DMD of the bank, GM of Janata Bank Md Kamrul Ahsan promoted to DMD of Janata Bank, GM of Agrani Bank Md Anwarul Islam promoted DMD of the bank, GM of Rupali Bank Sachindra Nath Samaddar made DMD of Bangladesh Development Bank, GM of Rupali Bank Begum Salman Banu made DMD of Bangladesh Krishi Bank, GM of BASIC bank Abu Md Mofazzel promoted to DMD of the bank and GM of Agrani Bank Md Monirul Islam promoted as DMD of the bank.