Bangladesh Bank (BB) has formed a new board of the National Bank after dissolving the previous one, which has been criticized for a long time due to a lack of good governance.

The executive director and spokesperson of Bangladesh Bank Mezbaul Haque confirmed the matter On Thursday (December 21). 

He said that Syed Farad Anwar will serve as the chairman of the newly formed board of directors. He is currently serving as the Independent Director of Meghna Bank.

Besides, Parveen Haque Sikder, Khalilur Rahman, Md. Safiqur Rahman and Moazzem Hossain will serve as the director of the new board, he said.

Ex-executive director of Bangladesh Bank Sirajul Islam and former managing director of Southeast Bank M. Kamal Hossain will serve as independent director, he added.

The spokesperson also said that the total number of directors in the previous board was eight. Three of them got a place in the new board.

BDST: 1648 HRS, DEC 21, 2023
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