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Abdur Rouf Talukder becomes new Governor of Bangladesh Bank

 Abdur Rouf Talukder has become the new governor  of the Bangladesh Bank for the next four years replacing Fazle Kabir, whose  tenure will end on July 4 next. 

The Financial Institutions Division under the Ministry of Finance today  issued a notification announcing his recruitment in the post.

Prior to this fresh appointment, Abdur Rouf is currently serving as the  senior secretary at the Finance Division.

The notification said that on condition of his retirement from the government  service and severing his working ties with all other organizations and institutions, the appointment of Rouf will be effective from July 4 or upon his joining date for the next four years.

He will receive his salaries, allowances and other facilities from the  central bank as per the conditions of his agreement with the government.

Abdur Rouf Talukder joined the Bangladesh Civil Service in February, 1988 BCS  1985 batch). He worked in wide range of government positions during his long illustrious career, but his specialization in public finance and economic  management has brought him back to Finance Division at almost every rank of 
his career. 

He worked more than 18 years in Finance Division before elevating to the position of Finance Secretary on 17 July 2018.

Apart from his long career in Finance Division, Talukder has served Ministry  of Industries, Ministry of Food, and Ministry of Information. He also worked at Bangladesh High Commission, Kuala Lumpur as First Secretary (Commercial).

In Finance Division, he has contributed to important areas like budget  reform, macroeconomic management and introduction of IT in PFM. 

He was instrumental in implementing Medium-Term Budget Framework and new  Budget and Accounting Classification System. 

He played the key role in introduction of payroll automation for the  government employees, EFT for pensioners and automation of National Saving 
Certificates. He is one of the key contributors in drafting the Public Money and Budget management Act, 2009 and Autonomous Bodies’ Surplus Revenue Act. 2020. 

Talukder received the ‘National Integrity Award, 2021’. He also led the Finance Division to achieve ‘Public Administration Award 2021’ at the National Level Technical Institution category.

He holds a M.Sc. in Development Management from the University of Birmingham,  UK and an MBA from Institute of Business Administration (IBA) of the  University of Dhaka. 
In addition, he attended a number of professional training courses at Harvard  Kennedy School of Government, Boston, USA; IMF Institute, Washington DC, USA; 
Crown Agents Training & Professional Development Center, London, UK; Institute of Public Finance (IPF), Dhaka, etc.

Born on August, 1964, Talukder is married to Selina Rawshan, a teacher by profession and they are blessed with two offspring.

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