Abdur Rouf Talukder, the governor of Bangladesh Bank, has resigned from his post, citing personal reasons.
He submitted his resignation to the Ministry of Finance at 3pm on Friday.

Talukder’s resignation is part of a broader wave of departures from government, autonomous, and semi-autonomous institutions following the recent fall of the Awami League-led government.

His resignation follows the political upheaval that led to the ouster of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina earlier this week.

According to sources within Bangladesh Bank, Talukder has not been present at the office since former prime minister Sheikh Hasina’s departure on Monday, triggered by a mass uprising led by the Anti-Discriminatory Student Movement.

On August 7, four deputy governors of Bangladesh Bank also agreed to resign due to mounting criticism.

Of these, only Deputy Governor Kazi Sayedur Rahman officially submitted his resignation to the executive director-1 of the central bank.

The other deputy governors have indicated that they will resign soon.

The deputy governors were escorted out by protesting bank staff, who accused them of enabling the misappropriation of the country’s financial assets.

Earlier that day, officials at Bangladesh Bank had called for the resignation of both the governor and the deputy governors, alleging their involvement in financial mismanagement and resource plundering.