New Bangladesh Bank governor Abdur Rauf Talukder  has started his first day at work. He arrived at the central bank premises at 10 am on the first working day on Tuesday after the Eid holidays. The new BB governor paid homage to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman by placing a wrath in front of his portrait on Bangladesh Bank premises. Later he exchanged greetings with the officials of the central bank. Read: Ensure uninterrupted ATM, POS, internet banking , MFS during Eid vacation: BB On June 11, senior secretary of the Finance Division Abdur Rauf Talukder was appointed as the new governor of Bangladesh Bank. Earlier, the Financial Institutions Division of the Ministry of Finance issued a circular appointing him as governor for four years. Rauf Talukder joined the Bangladesh Civil Service in February 1988 (BCS 1985 batch). He held various government posts in his long and colorful career. He worked in the finance division for more than 18 years before taking charge as the finance secretary on July 18, 2018. In addition, he served in the Ministry of Industry, Ministry of Food and Ministry of Information.

Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) detained the prime accused in the case over the killing of newly-elected UP member Abdur Rauf from Boda upazila in Panchagarh district on Sunday. The detainee is Arif Mia. Tipped off, a team of Rab-13 conducted a drive in the area and detained Arif from Panchagarh district. Read: Driver, helper held over death of 10-year-old girl in city road crash Earlier, on Friday night, Abdur Rauf, a newly elected member of Laxmipur union parishad, was killed by a youth in Gobindapur village of Gaibandha Sadar upazila. Police claimed to have arrested a man, identified as Rezaul, in connection with the murder. Touhidul Islam, superintendent of Gaibandha Police, said “A compliant was lodged with Sadar Police on Saturday and the attacker might have killed him over previous enmity.” Read: Youth held with 2,350 yaba pills in city Local people on Saturday blocked Gaibandha-Sundarganj road at Laxmipur Bazar in Sadar upazila demanding exemplary punishment of the killer.