Two deputy governors of Bangladesh Bank and the Head of the Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) have finally submitted their resignation letters to the government in face of the student protest.
Additionally, an adviser to the central bank has submitted his resignation to the governor.
It was reported that the Ministry of Finance informed them on Sunday that they must submit their resignation letters by 1pm on Monday.
Following this directive, deputy governors Kazi Saidur Rahman and Md Khurshid Alam submitted their resignation letters in the morning.
Masud Biswas, the head of the BFIU, also submitted his resignation to the secretary.
Similarly, Bangladesh Bank's adviser, Abu Farah Md Nasser, submitted his resignation to the governor.
After the fall of the Sheikh Hasina government, a group of agitated officials and employees demanded the resignation of the central bank’s Governor, four deputy governors, an adviser, and the head of BFIU during a protest march on Wednesday.
At one point, they entered the governor's floor in the central bank's main building and forced one of the deputy governors to sign on a blank sheet of paper. The others were forced to leave.
Since then, they have not returned to the bank. On Monday, they officially submitted their resignation letters to the government.
The protesting officials of the bank claimed that these top officials of Bangladesh Bank were responsible for irregularities and corruption in the banking sector.
They believe that proper governance in the banking sector will not be restored as long as these officials remain in their positions.
