Bangladesh Bank (BB) Governor Atiur Rahman resigned on Tuesday.He resigned from his post because the country's account at the US Federal Reserve had been hacked and some $101 million was stolen.The heist came to light in Bangladesh only a couple of days ago following a media report in the Philippines though it occurred early last month.
Rahman has been criticized by keeping the Bangladeshi government in the dark for more than a month about the stealing that made headlines in the country and beyond.Some $101 million worth of foreign reserves of the Bangladesh Bank, deposited with the US central bank, was on February 5 stolen by hackers and transferred to Sri Lanka and the Philippines.
Former finance secretary of Bangladesh Fazle Kabir has been appointed as the new Governor.
Rahman has been criticized by keeping the Bangladeshi government in the dark for more than a month about the stealing that made headlines in the country and beyond.Some $101 million worth of foreign reserves of the Bangladesh Bank, deposited with the US central bank, was on February 5 stolen by hackers and transferred to Sri Lanka and the Philippines.
Former finance secretary of Bangladesh Fazle Kabir has been appointed as the new Governor.
