The government has appointed new chairmen to two state-owned commercial banks -- Sonali Bank and Janata Bank.
A letter issued on Wednesday by the Financial Institution Division of the Finance Ministry says Ziaul Hasan Siddiqui, former deputy governor of Bangladesh Bank, was made chairman of Sonali Bank, while Jamaluddin Ahmed, director of Bangladesh Bank and general secretary of Bangladesh Economic Association, was appointed chairman of Janata Bank.
They have been appointed as chairman of the respective banks for the next three years, the letter added.
