The Government has re-appointed Dr. Zaid Bakht as the Chairman of the country’s 2nd largest nationalized commercial bank, Agrani Bank limited by giving extension for another three years term.
Dr. Zaid Bakht, also a renowned economist of the country, wasappointed as director of the state run bank a few years back and had been discharging the responsibility of the Chairman of board of Directors with due worthiness and reputation.
Financial Institutions Division of the Ministry of Finance has issued a circular in this regard on December 7 (Monday).
Dr Zaid Bakht is also a famous researcher in the field of development economics with special focus on trade, macroeconomic management, industry, private sector, SME development and issues related to physical infrastructure.
Dr Bakht has made a great contribution to national-level policy formulation in the field of industry, national income accounting practices, development planning and public expenditure. He served Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS) as the Research Director until 2014.
He has vast experience in leading major research projects of the government of Bangladesh, World Bank, ILO, ADB, ESCAP, EU, FAO, UNCTAD, and Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC).
