Mezbaul Haque new spokesperson for Bangladesh Bank

The Bangladesh Bank has appointed Executive Director Mezbaul Haque as its spokesperson, replacing Abul Kalam Azad who was appointed at the same position just months ago.

This was confirmed by a central bank office order, of which The Business Post has obtained a copy. Mesbahul Haque was serving as the Bangladesh Bank’s Payment System general manager prior to his promotion as an executive director.

The post of spokesperson is crucial for the central bank, especially during this time when financial turmoil and loan scams occurred in different banks. The spokesperson has to handle tough questions from dozens of print, electronic, and online media reporters.

The absence of a spokesperson was felt acutely in the last couple of weeks. Reporters published reports using different alternative sources. In this context, the central bank appointed Haque as the new spokesperson to improve the situation.

He has a career in the central bank for the last 26 years. Haque joined Bangladesh Bank as an Assistant Director in 1993 and pursued a bright career as a Central Banker.

He completed his M.Sc. in Statistics from Jahangirnagar University and MBA from IBA, Dhaka University.

In his central banking career, he has worked as Director of the Payment Systems Department and was a change maker in policy and supervision of national payment systems and the Fintech sector.

He also acted as a driving force in the automation of core banking system, ERP, Networking of the central bank, and other related services. Prior to it, he added value with his work in On-site Foreign Exchange and Vigilance Inspection in the Banking sector. He also worked in off-site bank supervision and was a key team member in implementing CAMELS rating and Risk-based Capital requirements in the Banking sector.