The Governor of Bangladesh Bank did not get a chance to speak

Journalists present at the post-budget press conference announced a boycott of Bangladesh Bank Governor Abdur Rauf Talukdar. As a result, he did not speak again.

The incident took place at the post-budget press conference organized by the Finance Ministry at the Osmani Memorial Auditorium on Friday (June 7).

Minister of Finance Abul Hasan Mahmud Ali, Minister of Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives attended the press conference. Tajul Islam, Industry Minister Nurul Majid Mahmud Humayun, Planning Minister Major General (retd) Abdus Salam, Housing and Public Works Minister Ram Ubaidul Moktadir Chowdhury, Prime Minister's Finance Advisor Mosiur Rahman, Agriculture Minister Dr. Md. Abdus Shaheed, Education Minister Mohibul Hasan Chowdhury Naufel, Commerce Minister Ahsanul Islam Titu, Finance State Minister Wasika Ayesha Khan, Cabinet Secretary Md. Mahbub Hossain, Bangladesh Bank Governor Abdur Rauf Talukdar, National Board of Revenue (NBR) Chairman Abu Hena Md. Rahmatul Munim.

At the beginning of the question and answer session, President of Economic Reporters Forum (ERF) Refait Ullah Mirdha said that the current governor of Bangladesh Bank has stopped the access of journalists to Bangladesh Bank for a long time. We demanded the withdrawal of this ban, but the governor did not comply. That is why we will boycott the governor's speech today.

At this time, the governor signaled to the finance minister that he will not make a speech.

Later, Prime Minister's Finance Advisor Dr. Mosiur Rahman, Minister of Education Mohibul Hossain Chowdhury Naufel, Finance Secretary Dr. Md. Khairuzzaman Majumdar.