New executive director for central bank

Sheikh Mozaffar Hossain has recently been promoted to the post of executive director of Bangladesh Bank.

Prior to the promotion, he was the general manager of the banking regulator, Bangladesh Bank said in a statement.

He joined Bangladesh Bank in 1988 as an assistant director. Hossain achieved his master degree in economics from Dhaka University.

He also has a master degree in general economics from the Eastern Michigan University of USA and a diploma in project financing from ITC, ILO, Italy.