100 days of BNP govt: Economy
Finance minister inherited a ruptured economy. Now comes the harder part -- fixing it
9 June 2026, 00:00 AM
Rejaul Karim Byron
The new government’s finance minister got off to a controversial beginning almost immediately after taking office, with the abrupt departure of Bangladesh Bank Governor Ahsan H Mansur setting an uncomfortable tone.During the interim government’s tenure, the then-governor had initiated several significant reforms to rescue Bangladesh’s badly damaged banking sector. But he was removed in such a way that shocked economists and observers. Mansur reportedly learned he was no longer governor from a television news ticker despite having met with the finance minister just the day before, when he was given no hint whatsoever of what was coming. People close to him say that even a small signal would have been enough for him to resign gracefully and leave on his own terms.
