Rahman succeeds Ahsan H Mansur, who stepped down from the post amid protests by officials. Mansur left office at around 2:00 pm (local time) today, and shortly after his departure from the central bank headquarters, the government announced Rahman's appointment.
As Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bangladesh counterpart Sheikh Hasina held a bilateral talk in New Delhi on Friday, the two countries also signed three memorandum of understanding (MoUs), including one on cooperation in Digital Payment mechanisms.
Dhaka [Bangladesh], June 11 (ANI): Finance Secretary Abdur Rouf Talukder has been appointed as the new governor of Bangladesh Bank, local media stated on Saturday.