Print: 28 Oct 2025
Bangladesh Bank (BB) has made a significant decision, once again dissolving the board of National Bank.
The central bank today (Sunday) communicated its directive to the managing director of National Bank through a letter, initiating the formation of a new board.
BB Spokesperson Md Mezbaul Haque confirmed that the National Bank board has been dissolved to enhance governance, safeguard depositors' interests, and strengthen the board of directors of the bank.
The banking regulator also formed a new board of directors and set the bank's sponsor director Khalilur Rahman as the new chairman, the BB letter read.
In earlier 21 December 2023 The central bank's dissolves National Bank and reform new board. That time Syed Ferhat Anwar, a former of professor of the Institute of Business Administration under Dhaka University, was new chairman of the bank.
On December 21, 2023, the central bank dissolved the board of the National Bank and formed a new one. At that time, Syed Ferhat Anwar, a former professor at the Institute of Business Administration under Dhaka University, was appointed as the new chairman of the bank.
Other board members were: Md Sirajul Islam, a former executive director of Bangladesh Bank; M Kamal Hossain, former managing director of Southeast Bank; Parveen Haque Sikder, a director of the dissolved National Bank board; Khalilur Rahman, a sponsor director of the dissolved board; Moazzem Hossain, another sponsor director, and Md Shafiqur Rahman, nominated director of the bank from Sikder Insurance Company.
The central bank then took the move after Parveen Haque Sikder, a director of the commercial bank, wrote to the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission as she fears that the then board may manipulate the next election of the bank's board of directors.
This time, the BB removed most of the previous directors, including Syed Ferhat Anwar and Parveen Haque Sikder.
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Bangladesh Bank again dissolves National Bank board
Bank's sponsor director Khalilur Rahman steps in as the new chairman
Bangladesh Bank (BB) has made a significant decision, once again dissolving the board of National Bank.
The central bank today (Sunday) communicated its directive to the managing director of National Bank through a letter, initiating the formation of a new board.
BB Spokesperson Md Mezbaul Haque confirmed that the National Bank board has been dissolved to enhance governance, safeguard depositors' interests, and strengthen the board of directors of the bank.
The banking regulator also formed a new board of directors and set the bank's sponsor director Khalilur Rahman as the new chairman, the BB letter read.
In earlier 21 December 2023 The central bank's dissolves National Bank and reform new board. That time Syed Ferhat Anwar, a former of professor of the Institute of Business Administration under Dhaka University, was new chairman of the bank.
On December 21, 2023, the central bank dissolved the board of the National Bank and formed a new one. At that time, Syed Ferhat Anwar, a former professor at the Institute of Business Administration under Dhaka University, was appointed as the new chairman of the bank.
Other board members were: Md Sirajul Islam, a former executive director of Bangladesh Bank; M Kamal Hossain, former managing director of Southeast Bank; Parveen Haque Sikder, a director of the dissolved National Bank board; Khalilur Rahman, a sponsor director of the dissolved board; Moazzem Hossain, another sponsor director, and Md Shafiqur Rahman, nominated director of the bank from Sikder Insurance Company.
The central bank then took the move after Parveen Haque Sikder, a director of the commercial bank, wrote to the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission as she fears that the then board may manipulate the next election of the bank's board of directors.
This time, the BB removed most of the previous directors, including Syed Ferhat Anwar and Parveen Haque Sikder.