Muhith says he won't seek another term

Finance Minister AMA Muhith will retire after his current term and will not run in the upcoming election.

“I am going into retirement…. I will not be able to carry out my duty again as finance minister,” he told parliament yesterday.

He, however, said “I am not off, I am around.”

Speaking on a thanksgiving motion, Muhith, 84, also said he would not seek reelection anymore. 

“Therefore, this is my last speech in parliament,” he added.

A renowned economist, diplomat, Language Movement hero and a freedom fighter, Muhith was first Finance and Planning Minister in 1981-82.

He has been the finance minister of the current Awami League government since 2009.