BRAC Bank Managing Director and CEO Selim RF Hossain has clarified his feedback on Bangladesh Bank officers he made at an tournament in Dhaka on 4 December.
In a inform despatched to the media this day (December 6), Selim said, “At the tournament, I talked about the lack of accountability of the boards of directors of a mountainous series of banks as well as the close officers of the central monetary institution one day of the pre-August period for the fragile enviornment in the banking sector.
“The white paper submitted to the executive on the banking sector moreover talked about the lack of accountability and staunch governance. The governor has moreover spoken in diversified forums concerning the necessity for transparency, accountability and staunch governance in the banking sector.”
“Some high-stage officers, who are now now not at point out in the central monetary institution, ragged to make employ of their positions to suggest jobs, promotions and transfers in diversified banks. At that point, a undoubtedly shrimp series of high-stage officers of the central monetary institution were enthusiastic on the abuse of energy,” he said.
He continued, “These who had dedicated diversified irregularities up to now whereas maintaining guilty positions were enthusiastic on lobbying. They ragged to rob a peep at to dominate diversified commercial banks alongside with the central monetary institution. Which capacity, some commercial banks were in chaos, rising alternatives for irregularities.
“Most of them were brushed off after 5 August. If truth be told, excluding for a pair of officers, your total officers of Bangladesh Bank are very simply, talented and clear. They are working with spacious sincerity to retain the nation’s economy dynamic and to lunge the banking sector in a disciplined and ravishing formula.”
“My feedback had been wrongly provided and misinterpreted in some media outlets and social media. I convey such wrongly provided files. If someone has been be troubled by my sleek statements, I sincerely apologise,” Selim added.
On 4 December, at an tournament organised by the Bangladesh Institute of Bank Management, Selim, in the presence of the central monetary institution governor, alleged that some Bangladesh Bank officers were “blackmailing” commercial banks. He moreover talked about the alleged stress exerted by central monetary institution officers on appointments, transfers and promotions.
Meanwhile, central monetary institution officers be pleased warned of staunch action in opposition to the BRAC Bank MD, if he would now not withdraw his inform.
At a meeting held the day gone by (5 December), they requested the central monetary institution governor to rob quick administrative action in opposition to him.
