Bangladesh Bank (BB) Governor Abdur Rouf Talukder has resigned from his post.Talukder submitted his resignation letter to the Financial Institutions Division secretary on Friday citing personal reasons, sources in the Division said.
Secretary Md. Abdur Rahman Khan, however, declined to say anything in this regard.
The mobile phone of Abdur Rouf Talukder was also switched off when this correspondent tried to contact him.
When this correspondent contacted newly appointed finance advisor Saleh Uddin Ahmed, he said he was not aware of any such development.
Abdur Rouf Talukder did not attend office after the fall of the government of Sheikh Hasina on 5 August. He is not even staying at the governor’s official residence.
Bangladesh Bank spokesperson Mezbaul Haque said he was not aware of any such incident.
Abdur Rouf Talukder was appointed as the governor of the central bank on 11 June 2022. He, however, joined Bangladesh Bank on 11 July 2024.
