Leading banker and economic analyst Mamun Rashid is leaving Citi Bangladesh after spending nine years at the global financial services company.
“I will be on the company’s payroll until March 31, but will be on leave,” said Rashid, the first Bangladeshi to become the chief executive for the bank in the country, confirming the news yesterday.
Commenting on Citi, he said, “It’s a great organisation.”
Rashid, a regular columnist on economic and other contemporary issues for The Daily Star and other newspapers, said he will pursue other opportunities after March.
“I love reading and this will be my favourite pastime,” said the banker, who has his own life away from the busy corporate world and plays golf and tabla.
His book, Resourcing the Future and Other Essays, is waiting to be published by University Press Ltd soon. He said “My Corporate Life” will be his next.
Meanwhile, Citi announced the appointment of Rashed Maqsood as its business manager for Bangladesh, replacing Rashid, with immediate effect.
Maqsood will be based in Dhaka, said a Citi statement yesterday.
