Economist and private research institute Policy Research Institute (PRI) executive director. The government has decided to make Ahsan H. Mansoor the new governor of Bangladesh Bank. He will succeed Abdur Rauf Talukdar.
This information was confirmed to the media by the Finance Department of the Ministry of Finance on Tuesday (August 13).
It has been proposed to remove the age limit for the governor of Bangladesh Bank. Earlier, the maximum age limit was 67 years.
A high-level source in the Financial Institutions Department has confirmed that the proposal to amend the Bangladesh Bank's order regarding the removal of the age limit for the appointment of the governor will be placed in today's advisory council meeting.
Dr. Ahsan H. Mansoor is currently serving as the Executive Director of PRI. Apart from this, he is also serving as the chairman of BRAC Bank.
Dr. Ahsan H. Mansoor completed his graduation in Economics from Dhaka University in 1974. He joined Dhaka University as a lecturer the following year. He completed his Masters in Economics from McMaster University in 1977. And in 1982, he did his PhD from the University of Western Ontario.
Dr. Mansoor joined the International Monetary Fund in 1981. He worked in the Fiscal Affairs Department of the International Monetary Fund from 1983 to 1989.
In 1989, he was appointed Finance Minister Wahidul Haque as Finance Advisor and served till 1991. From 1996 to 2007, he also served in the Middle East and Central Asia Department of the International Monetary Fund.
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