BB appoints new chief economist

Biru Paksha Paul

Biru Paksha Paul has joined Bangladesh Bank as its chief economist, the central bank said in a statement yesterday.

Paul is an associate professor of economics at the State University of New York at Cortland. He completed his master's in economics from Dhaka University in 1987, and later completed MBA in finance from the University of Technology-Sydney, according to the statement. Paul also completed his master's in applied economics from the State University of New York and earned his PhD in economics from the same university later.

He has numerous publications on inflation, economic growth, libera-lisation, and monetary economics.

His professional experiences include banking, economic journalism, consultancy, teaching and research.