Moniruzzaman starts office as BB deputy governor

After serving over three decades at Bangladesh Bank in various capacities, SM Moniruzzaman yesterday took up his new role as its deputy governor.

The public administration ministry appointed him to the post on November 30. Before that, he was the executive director of the BB, according to a central bank statement yesterday. 

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He obtained his BA (Hon's) and MA in economics from Rajshahi University. He has also an MA in economics from Eastern Michigan University in the USA. He joined the central bank as an assistant director in 1984. In the last 32 years, he held many senior positions at the BB.   

During his time as the BB general manager, he carried out special duty in the boards of Bangladesh Commerce Bank Ltd, United Commercial Bank Ltd and Islami Bank Bangladesh Ltd as BB's observer, said the statement.

He was also a director of the Investment Corporation of Bangladesh and the Bangladesh Municipal Development Fund. He was promoted to the post of executive director in August 2011.