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SOB Directors

Muhith trashes criticism of partisanship

Staff Correspondent
Finance Minister AMA Muhith yesterday denied the allegation of appointment on political consideration to the boards of the state-owned banks (SOBs).
"Those appointed have at least an identity, some are advocates and some others are businessmen. But in the past, partisans who were only politicians became chairmen of the banks, " he said while replying to journalists' queries at his secretariatoffice.
Asked about the appointments Muhith vehemently denied the allegation and said, "I don't accept it at all. Have you not seen who became what in the past?"
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When journalists drew the attention of the finance minister to the newspaper reports highlighting that’the appointees do not deserve appointment as chairman or board directors of the SOBs, Muhith said, "I don't agree. "
After the present government assumed office last January, huge reorganisation was made in the SOBs and financial institutions. About thirty persons were appointed in three phases as chairmen and directors to the board of the banks.
Of them ten to twelve are direct members of either the Awami League or Chhatra League
In the earlier term of Awami League, not that much politicians were appointed directly in the banks. The four-party alliance government also appointed political persons as the chairmen and directors of the banks. Politicians were appointed as chairmen of Rajshahi Krishi Unnayan Bank and Bangladesh Commerce Bank.
In big SOBs the BNP leaning businessmen and chamberleaders were appointed.
This time, the most conspicuous thing in reorganisation of bank boards by Awami League government is more directors have been appointed to the boards of the banks.
During the last caretaker government finance ministry issued a circular as to who can become chairman or director of the SOBs and financial
institutions. People having experience in economics, trade, etc would be appointed.
But the government though speaking of bringing about "change" have appointed politicians to bank boards violating its own circular.
The following political personalities have been appointed as director in different SOBs and financial institutions.
Narsingdi district AL former general secretary Mahbubur Rahman Bhuiyan have been made director of Bangladesh Krishi Bank, central Jubo League presidium member Khandker Jahangir Kabir Rana in the Rajshahi Krishi Unnayan Bank, Dhaka University Jagannath Hall former vice president and former BCL leader Subhas Singha Roy in Sonali Bank, DU Bangabandhu Hall former VP and BCL leader KMM Monzurul Haque Lavlu in Agrani Bank, former BCL leader Balram Poddar in Janata Bank, AL contestant in the last parliament election Jannat Ara Henry in Sonali Bank, BCL conference preparation committee convenor Shahjada Mohiuddin in Agrani Bank, UK Awami Ainjibi Parishad founder Zakir Ahmed in Agrani Bank, AL central sub-committee assistant secretary Abdus Sabur in Agrani Bank and AL industries and commerce assistant secretary Nagibul Islam Dipu in Agrani Bank.