Atiur Rahman

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Atiur Rahman
আতিউর রহমান
Salahuddin Ahmed
Succeeded byFazle Kabir
Personal details
Born (1951-08-03) 3 August 1951 (age 72)
World No Tobacco Day Award (2012)
Bangla Academy Literary Award
(2016)

Atiur Rahman (

cyber hacking and theft of US$101 million in foreign reserves from the Bangladesh Bank account held at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.[6][7]

Early life

Rahman was born in a village in Jamalpur district on 13 December 1951. His father, who was a landless farmer, had received no schooling. Rahman went to school, but had to quit after third grade due to their financial situation.[8]

He was able to resume his education shortly after, taking the final examination for sixth grade. Eventually, he was admitted to Mirzapur Cadet College in seventh grade. A teacher, Foyez Moulavi, collected charity funds to facilitate his admission. Considering his financial inability, the college authority granted him free tuition. Thus he could continue at the college, where he passed the SSC and HSC examinations, securing positions in the merit list both times.[8]

He earned BSS and MSS degrees in economics from the

SOAS, University of London to complete his Ph.D. in 1977.[9] His thesis later came out as a book under the title Peasants and Classes, published by the Oxford University Press.[10]

Career

Rahman served as a planning officer in the Bangladesh Tourism Corporation in 1975.[2] In 1994, he established a development NGO under the title Unnayan Shamannay. He worked at the Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies in different capacities for nearly 28 years and retired as Senior Research Fellow on 4 April 2006.[11] He served as director of the state-owned Sonali Bank,[12] the largest in Bangladesh.[13]

In 2001, the government appointed him as chairman of the board of directors of the Janata Bank,[12] the second-largest in the country.[14][15] In 2006,[citation needed] he joined the University of Dhaka in the Department of Development Studies as a professor.[16]

He served in

Asiatic Society and Bangla Academy.[16] Rahman focused on poverty alleviation, engaging in first-hand research to find the causes of poverty and means of remedy. He worked specifically with shoal dwellers.[17]

Central bank governor

On 29 April 2009, Rahman was appointed as the 10th governor of Bangladesh Bank, the central bank of the country, for a tenure of four years.[18] He assumed the title on 3 May 2009 and was reappointed until July 2016.[17]

As governor, he took steps to develop the economy by instituting programs including women entrepreneur loans, a loan for landless farmers and special programs around

2016 Bangladesh Bank heist.[22] Before the resignation was made public, Rahman stated that he would resign if it would benefit his country.[1] Two days after his resignation, he returned to his position as professor at the Department of Development Studies at the University of Dhaka.[2]
Currently he is the 'Bangabandhu Professor' of University of Dhaka.

After his tenure as a governor, he rejoined the Department of Development Studies. The Dhaka University Syndicate appointed him as a 'Bangabandhu Chair' on 1 November 2019.[23] He serves as Chairperson of Unnayan Shamannay.

Publications

Rahman is a regular

newspaper columnist who writes on poverty, public expenditure, economic development, public welfare, and other socio-economic issues. He had published 45 titles as of 2009, of which 16 are in English and 29 in Bengali. He writes books mainly socio-economic issues, for example, his recent publication about Rabindranath Tagore's socio-economic thoughts and research. Partial list:[24]

Bengali language

English language

Recognition
  • GUSI Peace Prize International (2014) for his work in the field of economics focusing on the welfare of poor people.[30]
  • World No Tobacco Day Award (2012) by the World Health Organization (WHO).[31]
  • Nepal's Prime Minister Sushil Koirala expressed his gratitude to Rahman for extending CSR support towards victims of the earthquake in Nepal on 7 June 2015.[33]
  • Dharitri Bangladesh National Award (1421, Bengali) on 30 December 2015[34]

Personal life

Rahman married Shahana Rahman, who is a professor of pediatrics at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University and they have three daughters.[37]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "$101m heist: Atiur quits as governor of Bangladesh Bank governor Atiur resigns over $81 M heist". The Daily Star. 15 March 2016. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
  2. ^ a b c d "Atiur Rahman returns to Dhaka University". bdnews24.com. 16 March 2016. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
  3. ^ "Banker of the Poor". Daily Sun. 15 October 2015. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
  4. ^ "Atiur stresses auto payment system to accelerate dev". Daily Sun. 1 November 2015. Archived from the original on 23 October 2018. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
  5. ^ Harmachi, Abdur Rahim (6 January 2015). "Atiur Rahman Asia's Central Banker of the Year". bdnews24.com. Archived from the original on 6 January 2015.
  6. ^ Bahree, Megha (22 June 2016). "Former Bangladesh Bank Chief Blames Global System for Theft". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 25 June 2016.
  7. ^ Paul, Ruma (7 February 2018). "Bangladesh to sue Manila bank over $81-million heist". Reuters. Archived from the original on 16 October 2018.
  8. ^ a b c Rahman, Sajjadur (4 May 2009). "A humble beginning". The Daily Star. Retrieved 28 November 2012.
  9. ^ "Atiur Rahman". MIT Legatum Center. Archived from the original on 30 March 2016. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
  10. ISBN 978-0-86232-345-5
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  11. ^ "List of Research Staff Movement". Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies. Archived from the original on 4 August 2009.
  12. ^ a b "Dr. Atiur Rahman new Chairman of Janata Bank". The Independent. Dhaka. 2 July 2000. Archived from the original on 23 October 2012. Retrieved 14 July 2007 – via HighBeam Research. Dr. Atiur Rahman recently taken over as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Janata Bank … . A distinguished economist Dr. Atiur Rahman was a director of Sonali Bank prior to this assignment.
  13. ^ "Overview of the Bank". Sonali Bank. 2005. Archived from the original on 3 July 2007. Retrieved 14 July 2007. Sonali Bank, the largest & leading commercial bank of the country …
  14. ^ "Overview of the Bank". Janata Bank. Archived from the original on 30 June 2007. Retrieved 14 July 2007. Janata Bank, the second largest commercial bank in Bangladesh ...
  15. ^ "Local budget for health, education proposed". The Independent. Dhaka. 15 October 2003. Archived from the original on 23 October 2012. Retrieved 14 July 2007 – via HighBeam Research. Senior Research Fellow of BIDS Dr Atiur Rahman …
  16. ^ a b c "Profile of Dr Atiur Rahman". New Nation. 5 May 2009. Archived from the original on 10 September 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016 – via HighBeam Research.
  17. ^ a b "Atiur Rahman made 10th BB governor". The Financial Express. Dhaka. 30 April 2009. Archived from the original on 6 September 2009. Retrieved 28 November 2012.
  18. ^ "Central Bank of Bangladesh". www.bangladesh-bank.org. Archived from the original on 26 August 2001. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  19. ^ Caplen, Brian (20 February 2015). "Central banks take on development mantle". The Banker.
  20. ^ "BB boss sees growth spurt from ACH". bdnews24.com. 8 November 2009. Archived from the original on 23 October 2018. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
  21. ^ Irshad, Shahed (4 August 2015). আমি গরিবের ব্যাংকার, তবে ধনীদের আক্রান্ত করি না [I'm banker to the poor, the rich will not suffer]. Banglanews24.com (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 6 August 2015.
  22. ^ "Bangladesh bank boss Atiur Rahman quits over $100m cyber-fraud". BBC News. 15 March 2016. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
  23. ^ "University of Dhaka". www.du.ac.bd. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  24. ^ "Atiur Rahman: used books, rare books and new books @ BookFinder.com".
  25. ^ "Atiur Rahman receives Asia's 'Central Banker of the Year' award". bdnews24.com.
  26. ^ "Central Bank Governor of the Year, Asia 2015".
  27. ^ এশিয়ার শ্রেষ্ঠ ব্যাংক গভর্নর ড. আতিউর রহমান [Asia's Best Bank governor said. Atiur Rahman]. Banglanews24.com (in Bengali). 10 October 2015. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016.
  28. ^ "Bangladesh Bank Home". Bangladesh Bank.
  29. ^ "British Parliament lauds Dr. Atiur Rahman for women empowerment". Atiur Rahman. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
  30. ^ "Gusi Peace Prize: Past Laureates".
  31. ^ "BB chief gets World No-Tobacco Day award". The Daily Star. 31 May 2012.
  32. ^ "Atiur receives Indira Gandhi Gold Plaque". The Daily Star. 8 May 2012.
  33. ^ ভূমিকম্পে সহায়তায় গভর্নরকে কৃতজ্ঞতা নেপাল প্রধানমন্ত্রীর. ArthoSuchak (in Bengali). 12 June 2015.
  34. ^ ধরিত্রীর সম্মাননা পাচ্ছেন আতিউর রহমান [Atiur Rahman Getting the Earth Award]. Banglanews24.com (in Bengali). 30 December 2015. Archived from the original on 25 March 2016.
  35. ^ বাংলা একাডেমি সাহিত্য পুরস্কার তুলে দিলেন প্রধানমন্ত্রী [The Prime Minister gave the Academy Award for Bengali literature]. Banglanews24.com (in Bengali). 1 February 2016. Archived from the original on 25 March 2016.
  36. ^ "Prof. Dr. Atiur Rahman appointed as 'Bangabandhu Chair' at DU". University of Dhaka.
  37. ^ "Dr. Atiur Rahman". Bangladesh Bank. Retrieved 6 November 2015.

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Political offices
Preceded by
Salahuddin Ahmed
 Governor of Bangladesh Bank
2009–2016 		Succeeded by
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