The Tamesis
February 26, 2026
Dhaka – The government has appointed Md Mostaqur Rahman as Governor of Bangladesh Bank for a term of four years, canceling the remaining term of outgoing Governor Ahsan H Mansur, according to two separate notifications issued today by the Financial Institutions Division of the Ministry of Finance.
The development comes as some BB officials staged protests calling for Mansour’s resignation and accusing him of “dictatorial behavior.”
Protesting officials held a rally in front of the bank’s headquarters in Dhaka this morning under the banner of Bangladesh Bank Officers Welfare Committee and threatened to suspend plans if their demands are not met.
Later, Mansour held a press conference and called the protests a “conspiracy” by vested interests. He left the office shortly after the briefing.
He told the Daily Star in a phone interview that he did not resign but left after seeing news about the appointment of a new governor on several television channels. He canceled all meetings scheduled for the day before leaving.
“There are still some formalities that have not been completed. I will complete them later,” said Mansour, a former economist at the International Monetary Fund.
At around 3 p.m., a group of central bank officials surrounded and escorted Ahsan Ullah, advisor to the governor, Mansour, forcing him to leave the central bank building. Some officials reportedly placed him in a car.
Later, the FID canceled the remainder of Mansour’s term, which was originally scheduled to end in August 2028. He was appointed in August 2024 after the government of Sheikh Hasina fell in a massive uprising.
“I wish the new government and my successor every success,” he told the Daily Star.
Bangladesh Finance Minister Aamir Khosru Mahmood Chaudhry told reporters at the Secretariat that the changes in Bangladesh Bank are part of several priority initiatives of the new government.
“Not only are many changes happening in Bangladesh Bank, but there are more changes happening.”
