BB awards 22 officials

Bangladesh Bank has awarded 22 of its officials for their outstanding performance for 2019.

Among them, two joint directors -- Md Kamrul Islam and Shadril Ahmed -- were given gold medals.

Islam played a crucial role in analysing the performance of Bangladesh's insurance sector, which was left unattended for a long time due to the scarcity of data.

His efforts also helped improve the institutional capacity of the Insurance Development and Regulatory Authority, and advance the data management of insurance companies.

Ahmed played a vital role in preparing and introducing the online-based "Market Infrastructure Module" at the BB for the primary auction and the secondary trading of government securities. The online platform replaced the cumbersome manual system.

BB Governor Fazle Kabir handed over the awards to the officials at a programme at the central bank headquarters in Dhaka on January 18.

Mohammad Monirul Islam Sarker, a deputy general manager, Md Rafiqul Islam, a programmer, and Sadika Akter, a joint director, were awarded silver medals.

Of the three, Sarker is engaged in formulating and implementing the country's monetary policy.

Seventeen more officials were also given silver medals.

The central bank has been recognising its best employees by awarding them the "BB Employees' Recognition Award" every year since 2006.