Atiur Rahman
| Atiur Rahman | |
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| আতিউর রহমান | |
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| Governor of Bangladesh Bank | |
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In office 1 May 2009 – 15 March 2016 |
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| Deputy | Md. Abul Quasem Abu Hena Mohd. Razee Hassan Shitangshu Kumar Sur Chowdhury Nazneen Sultana |
| Preceded by | Salehuddin Ahmed |
| Succeeded by | Fazle Kabir |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
3 August 1951 Jamalpur, East Bengal (now Bangladesh) |
| Spouse(s) | Shahana Rahman |
| Alma mater |
University of Dhaka University of London |
| Profession | Economist |
| Awards | Bangla Academy Award (2016) |
| Website | Official website |
Atiur Rahman (Bengali: আতিউর রহমান; born 3 August 1951) is a Bangladeshi economist, writer and banker. He served as the 10th Governor of Bangladesh Bank, the central bank of Bangladesh. He has also been called "the banker of the poor" for his contribution in developing the Bangladeshi economy. On 15 March 2016, Rahman resigned as the governor of the central bank amid controversy over cyber heist of $100 million foreign reserve.
Rahman was born in a village in Jamalpur district in 1951. His father, who was a landless farmer, had received no schooling in his life. Rahman went to school but had to quit after grade III because of financial conditions.
He was able to resume his education shortly after, taking the final examination for grade VI. After grade VI he wanted to go to a cadet college for a better education. Eventually, he was admitted to Mirzapur Cadet College in grade-VII. A school teacher of the village, 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.
He earned BSS and MSS degrees in economics from the University of Dhaka. With a Commonwealth scholarship, he went to School of Oriental and African Studies to complete his Ph.D. in 1977. His thesis later came out as a book under the title Peasants and Classes published by the Oxford University Press.
Rahman was a planning officer in the Bangladesh Tourism Corporation in 1975. In 1994, he established a development NGO under the title "Unnayan Samannay". He had 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. He also served as director of the state-owned Sonali Bank, the largest in Bangladesh.
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