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BB appoints observer at Premier Bank

Asked the bank to explain irregularities

Staff Correspondent
Bangladesh Bank (BB) has asked the Premier Bank to explain why it has appointed two consultants with high salaries and other benefits violating its guidelines.
To see if there are any other irregularities in the bank, the central bank yesterday appointed its General Manager Moniruzzaman as an observer there. The BB sent a letter seeking Premier Bank's explanation on Thursday.
BB sources said Premier Bank appointed Sheikh Nadir Hossain and Syed Rana Mustafi as consultants in
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March following a decision of the bank's board of directors.
Sheikh Nadir Hossain was appointed chief consultant with a monthly salary of Tk 3 lakh for one year. Syed Rana Mustafi was appointed as a consultant with a monthly salary ofTk 4 lakh for two years. The bank provides a car, fuel cost and driver to each of them.
According to a BB circular, a consultant can be appointed for not more than one year for dealing with issues related to tax, law, cases, engineering and technology, information technology, etc. But the consultant cannot be given anything except monthly salary or a lump sum grant at one time.
BB sources said Sheikh Nadir's curriculum vitae that the Premier Bank sent to Bangladesh Bank says he has a master's degree in political science and he is the vice-chairman of Bangladesh Samabay Bank and chairman of Bangladesh Samabay Union. It also mentions that
he implemented FT projects at different firms but does not mention the names of those organisations.
In his curriculum vitae Rana Mustafi says he is the editor of Arthakatha but he does not mention his educational qualification.
The central bank said the educational qualification and work experience of the two do not match the scope ofwork as consultants of a bank.
The salaries and perks provided to them also violate the Bangladesh Bank guidance.
Investigations by the central bank at different times found irregularities in the Premier Bank. A managing director of the bank was also removed following a share scam. But he has been appointed in the bank again as an independent director.
The central bank, which withdrew its observers from Premier Bank in April, thinks there may be various irregularities in the bank.