Bangladesh Bank Appoints Dr. Ahsan H. Mansur as 13th Governor Following Political Upheaval

Dr. Ahsan H. Mansur took office as the 13th Governor of Bangladesh Bank on 14 August 2024, a day after the government announced his appointment, following the mass uprising that brought down the government of the Awami League and prompted the resignation of his predecessor, Abdur Rouf Talukder, on 9 August.

Mansur previously served as Executive Director of the Policy Research Institute, a Bangladeshi economic think-tank, and earlier in his career worked as an economist at the International Monetary Fund.

BACKGROUND

Abdur Rouf Talukder had served as governor under the Awami League administration.

Bangladesh's banking sector has been dealing with elevated levels of non-performing loans, governance concerns at certain state-owned banks and exchange rate pressures on the country's foreign exchange reserves.

IMF PROGRAMME AND POLICY RECORD

Bangladesh is engaged with the IMF on an extended credit facility.

At the Policy Research Institute, Mansur commented publicly on Bangladesh's monetary and fiscal policy, including on exchange rate management and financial sector reform.