Dhaka. The conflict has not stopped even after the change of government in Bangladesh. Now the controversy is about the Governor of the Central Bank. When Mohammad Yunus was in power, he handed over the command to Ahsan Habib Mansoor, but Tariq Rehman removed him as soon as he took power. The government has now appointed Mostakur Rahman as the new Governor of Bangladesh Bank and this decision has set the economic and political corridors on fire across the country. People are questioning why the keys of the bank were given to a businessman?
According to media reports, Ahsan Habib Mansoor, the governor, was also a well-known economist and was appointed by the interim government of Mohammad Yunus. His tenure was till 2028, but he was suddenly removed. The surprising thing is that Mansoor himself did not know that he was being removed. He told the media that neither did I resign, nor was I officially removed. I saw the news on TV, so I packed my bag and bed and went home.
According to a report, the tradition till now has been that the Governor of the Central Bank becomes a big banker, economist or an experienced officer, but Mostakur Rahman is a garment businessman. They have nothing to do with banking or monetary policy. On top of that, he has been very active in Khaleda Zia’s party, that is, a political businessman has been handed over the command of the bank.
The biggest controversy is regarding the previous record of Mostaqur Rahman. According to reports, a few months before becoming the Governor, the stuck loan of Taka 89 crore of his own company ‘Hera Sweaters’ was re-scheduled. He was given time to return the money in 10 years. Now the question is arising that how will the man who was taking concessions from banks for his company run the entire country’s banking system honestly? Will he be able to take strict action against the banks from which he himself has taken loans?
According to the report, Jamaat-e-Islami has called this the beginning of ‘mob culture’ and said that insulting respected personalities like this will ruin the economy. Experts say that making a businessman a regulator is like entrusting the guarding of milk to a cat. Some opposition leaders even said that the government has appointed its favorite businessman to pave the way for ‘looting’ the country’s treasury. Now people in Bangladesh feel that if the independence of the Central Bank is lost and politics becomes dominant there, then the already faltering banking system may collapse completely.
