List of governors of the Bangladesh Bank
Appearance
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The central bank of Bangladesh is known as Bangladesh Bank. Under the Bangladesh Bank Order, 1972, Bangladesh is established on 16 December 1971. The chief executive of the bank is described as Governor. The 11th and current Governor is Fazle Kabir, appointed 17 March 2017
Governors list
Serial No | Name | Image | Took office | Left office |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | A. N. M. Hamidullah | 18 January 1972 | 18 November 1974 | |
2 | AKN Ahmed | 19 November 1974 | 13 July 1976 | |
3 | Mohammad Nurul Islam | 13 July 1976 | 12 April 1987 | |
4 | Segufta bakhta Chowdhury | 12 April 1987 | 19 December 1992 | |
5 | Khorshed Alam | 20 December 1992 | 21 November 1996 | |
6 | Md Lutfur Rahman Sarkar | 21 November 1996 | 21 November 1998 | |
7 | Mohammed Farashuddin | 24 November 1998 | 22 November 2001 | |
8 | Dr. Fakhruddin Ahmed | ![]() |
29 November 2001 | 30 April 2005 |
9 | Dr. Salahuddin Ahmed | 1 May 2005 | 30 April 2009 | |
10 | Dr. Atiur Rahman | File:Dr. Atiur Rahman, Governor of Bangladesh Bank.jpg | 1 May 2009 | 15 March 2016 |
11 | Fazle Kabir | ![]() |
16 March 2016 | Present |