List of Bangladesh Bank Governors & Finance Secretaries

 

List of Bangladesh Bank Governors & Finance Secretaries

The central bank of Bangladesh is known as Bangladesh Bank. Under the Bangladesh Bank Order, 1972, Bangladesh is established on 16 December 1971. The chief executive of the bank is described as Governor. All "banknotes" in Bangladesh either bear the signature of the Governor of Bangladesh Bank or Finance Secretary. From Independence in 1971, Bangladesh got 12 Governors and 20 Finance Secretaries so far.

List of Governors:

1.A.N. Hamidullah :January 18, 1972 - November 18, 1974

2.A.K.N. Ahmed : November 19, 1974 - July 13, 1976

3.M. Nurul Islam : July 13, 1976 - April 12, 1987

4.Shegufta Bakht Chaudhuri :April 12, 1987 - December 19, 1992

5.Khorshed Alam :December 20, 1992 - November 21, 1996

6.Lutfar Rahman Sarkar :November 21, 1996 - November 21, 1998

7.Dr. Mohammed Farashuddin :November 24, 1998 - November 22, 2001

8.Dr. Fakhruddin Ahmed :November 29, 2001 - April 30, 2005

9 Dr.Salehuddin Ahmed :May 01, 2005 - April 30, 2009

10.Dr.Atiur Rahman :May 01, 2009 - March 15, 2016

11.Fazle Kabir :March 20, 2016 - July 03, 2022

12.Abdur Rouf Talukder :July 12, 2022 – Present

 

List of Finance Secretaries:

1.Khandaker Asaduzzaman :22 Apr 1971- 16 Jan 1972

2.Mohammad Matiul Islam : 17 Jan 1972- 11 Oct 1973

3.Kafiluddin Mahmmod : 12 Oct 1973- 06 Feb 1976

4.M.Abul Khair : 01 Jul 1977-06 Feb 1980

5.Golam Kibria : 06 Feb 1980-24 Oct 1982

01 Feb 1987-31 Dec 1988

6. M.Syeduzzaman : 8 Feb 1976-01 Jul 1977

24 Oct 1982-08 Jan 1984

7.Mustafizur Rahman :05 Feb 1984-12 Jan 1987

8.M.K.Anwar :01 Jan  1989-31 Dec 1989

9.Khorshed Alam : 02 Jan 1990-13 Jan 1992

10.Nasimuddin Ahmed : 14 Jan 1992-22 Nov 1995

11.Dr.Akbar Ali khan : 23 Nov 1995-30 Jun 2001

12.Zakir Ahmed Khan : 01 Jul 2001-31 Jul 2005

13.Siddiqur Rahman Choudhury : 01 Aug 2005-21 Jan 2007

14.Dr. Mohammad Tareq : 22 Jan 2007-21 Jun 2012

15.Fazle Kabir : 21 Jun 2012-5 July 2014

16.Mahbub Ahmed : 06 Jul 2014-28 Feb 2017

17.Hedayetullah Al Mamoon : 01 Mar 2017-03 Oct 2017

18.Mohammad Muslim Chowdhury : 03 Oct 2017-16 Jul 2018

19.Abdur Rouf Talukder : 17 Jul 2018-11 Jul 2022

20.Fatima Yasmin : 17 Jul 2022-Present