Four top officials of the Bangladesh Bank resigned from their respective posts on Monday.
They are Deputy Governor-1 Kazi Saidur Rahman, Deputy Governor-3 Khurshid Alam, Policy Adviser Abu Farah Md Naser and Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) Chief Masud Biswas.
The two Deputy Governors and BFIU Chief sent their resignation letters to the Financial Institutions Department Secretary while the Policy Adviser submitted his resignation to the Governor of the central bank.
Earlier, the students gave an ultimatum to the four top officials of the central bank to resign by 1pm. Students’ representative Mohiuddin Roni appeared at the head office of Bangladesh Bank at 12:30pm and gave this ultimatum on behalf of the students.
Roni said that Salman F Rahman, owner of Beximco Group, stole $30 million from the Export Development Fund (EDF) on August 4. If his associates are in charge of the central bank, then the more money will be looted from the country.
Besides, if they get money, they will hire people and buy arms and destabilise the country, he added.