Habibur Rahman made Bangladesh Bank's Chief Economist
The Bangladesh Bank has appointed Md Habibur Rahman as its chief economist.
In an office notice issued Sunday (13 February), the central bank said Bangladesh Bank Executive Director (Research) Dr Md Habibur Rahman has been recruited in the post as per the decision of directors' board made at 419th meeting.
The notice, signed by Bangladesh Bank General Manager (Human Resource) Md Golam Mostafa, also read that the board meeting took place on 20 January.
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Earlier, Dr Habibur Rahman worked in the research department, monetary management and technical unit of Bangladesh Bank.
He also worked as a senior research economist in the policy analysis unit of Bangladesh Bank under the World Bank's capacity building project.
He was the deputy general manager of Bangladesh Bank Training Academy and also the general manager of the Policy Support Wing of the Governor's Secretariat. He has represented Bangladesh Bank in numerous international conferences, meetings, seminars and workshops abroad, including the World Bank, International Monetary Fund (IMF), and Asian Development Bank (ADB).
The bank official, who has a PhD in practical economics, joined Bangladesh Bank in 1990 as an assistant director in the research department.
