The government has extended the tenure of Atiur Rahman as the Bangladesh Bank governor
for another three years.
Atiur, whose current tenure expires on May 1, will now serve as the central governor till August 2, 2016.
An official order to this effect was issued by the public administration ministry on Wednesday night.
He was appointed as the 10th governor of the central bank on April 28, 2009 for four years after the present Awami League-led government took office.
Atiur took over the charges on May 1 of the same year.
-With New Age input
