Four top officials of Bangladesh Bank (BB) on Monday submitted their resignation letters to the Financial Institution Division (FID) after allegations of giving $30 million to Salman F Rahman on August 4 from Export Development Fund (EDF) surfaced.
They are Deputy Governors Kazi Sayedur Rahman and Khurshid Alam, Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) Chief Masud Biswas, and Central Bank Policy Advisor Abu Farah Md Nasser.
Mohiuddin Rony, a coordinator of the anti-discrimination students’ movement, gave them an ultimatum to resign by 1pm Monday on behalf of the students.
The students alleged that the top officials were involved in illegally providing $30 million from EDF on August 4, so they have to resign as soon as possible.
After this ultimatum, the four officials submitted their resignation letters to the secretary of FID at noon.
The deputy governors and BFIU chief submitted their resignations to the FID secretary, while the policy advisor submitted his resignation to the central bank governor.
Students’ Coordinator Mohiuddin alleged that Salman F Rahman, the owner of Beximco Group, stole $30 million from the EDF fund on August 4.
“If their friends are in charge of the central bank, the money of the state will be looted again. When they have money they will buy weapons to kill Chhatra-Janata (Students and common people). This will destabilise the country,” he pointed out.
