Nurun Nahar is a banker. She was the acting governor of Bangladesh Bank since Abdur Rouf Talukder resigned from the position.[1] She is replaced by Ahsan H. Mansur.[2] Before that she was the deputy governor of the bank.[3][4]
Nurun Nahar | |
|---|---|
নুরুন নাহার | |
| Governor of Bangladesh Bank (acting) | |
| In office 11 August 2024 – 13 August 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Abdur Rouf Talukder |
| Succeeded by | Ahsan H. Mansur |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1965 Kishoreganj |
| Alma mater | |
Early life
editNurun Nahar was born in 1965 in Dhamrai, Dhaka.[5] She obtained her BSc degree from the University of Dhaka in 1984 and MBA degree from the Asian University of Bangladesh in 2001.[6] she completed a Banking Diploma from the Institute of Bankers Bangladesh.
Career
editNahar joined Bangladesh Bank as assistant director in 1989. She was promoted to executive director in 2019.[3][1][4]
On July 2, 2023, Nahar was promoted to Deputy Governor of Bangladesh Bank. Before being appointed as Deputy Governor, she was Senior Executive Director, Banking Regulations and Policy Department, Credit Guarantee Department and Security Management Department of Bangladesh Bank.[3][1][4]
Nahar has served as a Visiting Lecturer at the training institutes of Private Commercial Banks and an Examiner at the Institute of Bankers, Bangladesh. Apart from these, she is a faculty member of Bangladesh Bank Training Academy.
On 11 August 2024 Nahar was appointed as the Governor of Bangladesh Bank.[3][1][4]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "BB Deputy Governor Nurun Nahar to act as governor". Daily Sun (Bangladesh). 2024-08-11. Retrieved 2024-08-11.
- ^ "Dr Ahsan H Mansur to become new BB governor". The Financial Express. 13 August 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Deputy governor Nurun Nahar to assume governor's duties at Bangladesh Bank". The Business Standard. 2024-08-11. Retrieved 2024-08-11.
- ^ a b c d "গভর্নরের দায়িত্ব পেলেন নুরুন নাহার". orthosongbad.com (in Bengali). 2024-08-11. Retrieved 2024-08-11.
- ^ "Nurun Nahar to become Bangladesh Bank deputy governor". The Business Standard. 2023-04-10. Retrieved 2024-08-11.
- ^ "Nurun Nahar joins BB as DG". businesspostbd.com. Retrieved 2024-08-11.