BB governor not going his office today, but went to Prime Minsters office in the morning. He may submit his resignation letter to the PM.
Amid criticism over US$101 million heist from Bangladesh Bank account with the New York Federal Reserve Bank, BB Governor Atiur Rahman has said he is ready to resign from this post.
“I am ready to resign from my post for the sake of the country,” Rahman told journalists this morning.
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The announcement came around an hour before the Finance Minister AMA Muhith’s press conference on the issue that made headlines across the world.
Atiur said he was waiting for an appointment with the prime minister to talk over the issue.
The BB governor yesterday faced criticism from government high-ups and a number of ruling party leaders for “incompetent handling” of the cyber theft.
Finance Minister AMA Muhith was furious, and hinted that the top management of the BB may see changes as the fallout of the theft.
“We are going to make a major decision,” he told reporters yesterday at the secretariat when asked whether the government would take any action against the BB.
The BB governor has been criticised particularly for keeping the government in the dark about the matter for more than a month.
