Deputy Governors Resign From Bangladesh Central Bank Following Protests by Hundreds of Officials

The resignation of Bangladesh Bank Governor Abdur Rouf Talukder has been demanded by protestors.

Following 300–400 bank employees’ protests over top officials’ suspected wrongdoing, four deputy governors of Bangladesh’s central bank resigned on Wednesday, according to two bank sources.

The sources, who asked to remain anonymous, claimed that the demonstrators also demanded the resignation of Bangladesh Bank Governor Abdur Rouf Talukder, who was not present during the demonstrations at the bank’s Dhaka headquarters.

Requests for comment from Talukder and the bank’s representative went unanswered.

Two days after Sheikh Hasina quit as prime leader of Bangladesh and left the nation amid weeks of violent protests that started with students objecting to government employment quotas and developed into a bigger movement calling for her resignation, the protests took place.

According to a source, Deputy Governor Nurun Nahar will temporarily continue to oversee the bank’s operations before stepping down to make way for new deputy governors.

Another central bank officer, who did not take part in the demonstrations and chose to remain unnamed, stated, “Even though many officials, including myself, are still working, we support the protests.”

According to the reports, two of Talukder’s deputies decided to step down after chatting over the phone with demonstrators even though they weren’t in the office on Wednesday.

Along with the resignations of the central bank’s policy adviser and head of the financial intelligence division, the officials were helped out of the bank by Bangladesh army officers who also made sure they were safe.

The monetary policy for the first half of the 2024–25 fiscal year was issued by Bangladesh Bank last month; the next policy is expected to be released in January.