Zaid Bakht

Zaid Bakht is a Bangladesh economist,[1] researcher,[2] and former chairperson of Agrani Bank Limited, the second largest nationalized bank in Bangladesh.[3][4] He worked as a research at Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies.[5][6]

Early life

Bakht was born in 1949 in Sylhet District, East Pakistan, Pakistan.[7] He completed his undergraduate in economics from the University of Dhaka.[8] He completed his Masters and PhD in economics from Cornell University.[9]

Career

Bakht joined Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies in 1971 as an economist.[10]

Bakht was a member of the National Committee on the Formulation of Industrial Policy in 1982.[10]

In 2002, Bakht served as a member of the Public Expenditure Review Commission.[10]

Bkaht worked as an economist on the development of the Sixth Five Year Plan of the Government of Bangladesh.[10]

In 2012, Bakht evaluated the Equity Entrepreneurship Fund for Bangladesh Bank.[7] He visited Colombo, Sri Lanka, to attend the 12th annual conference of South Asia Network of Economic Research Institute.[11] Bakht had served as a Director of Sonali Bank Limited in 2012.[10][12] He had also served as a member of the syndicate board of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology.[10]

Bakht worked at the Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies till 2014 when he retired from it as a research director and head of research.[10][13] He has worked as a visiting faculty at East West University and North South University.[7] He was appointed Chairman of Agrani Bank, a state owned bank, in 2015 by the Government of Bangladesh.[14][15]

On 7 December 2020, Bakht was reappointed, third time in a row, chairman of Agrani Bank by the Financial Institutions Division for three years.[8][14] He is also the chairperson of Agrani Exchange House Private Limited.[12] He is the chairman of Agrani Remittance House Sdn Bhd.[16]

In March 2021, Bakht hosted the chairman of Bashundhara Group, Ahmed Akbar Sobhan, and showed him the Bangabandhu corner, created in memory of President Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, of the bank.[17] He also mentioned that he is connected with Bashundhara Group for more than 30 years.[17]

References

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  2. ^ "Ride out threat of protectionism". The Daily Star. 2009-04-02. Retrieved 2021-12-14.
  3. ^ "Agrani Bank Limited". www.agranibank.org. Retrieved 2021-12-14.
  4. ^ "The government has reappointed renowned economist Dr Zaid Bakht as the chairman of Agrani Bank Limited". The Asian Age. Retrieved 2021-12-14.
  5. ^ "Dr Zaid Bakht reappointed Agrani Bank chairman for 3rd term". The Business Standard. 2020-12-12. Retrieved 2021-12-14.
  6. ^ "In Bangladesh, Hillary Clinton urges political reconciliation". Los Angeles Times. 2012-05-06. Retrieved 2021-12-14.
  7. ^ a b c "Dr Zaid Bakht: An economist with a mission". Daily Sun. Retrieved 2021-12-14.
  8. ^ a b "Zaid Bakht reappointed Agrani Bank chairman". The Daily Star. 2020-12-15. Retrieved 2021-12-14.
  9. ^ "Zaid Bakht reappointed Agrani Bank chairman". New Age. Retrieved 2021-12-14.
  10. ^ a b c d e f g "Dr. Zaid Bakht: the profile of a successful Economist". www.bangladeshpost.net. Retrieved 2021-12-14.
  11. ^ "News & Events | BIDS". bids.org.bd. Retrieved 2021-12-14.
  12. ^ a b "Agrani Exchange House Pte Ltd". www.agraniexchangehouse.sg. Retrieved 2021-12-14.
  13. ^ "Savings bonds sale soars". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2021-12-14.
  14. ^ a b "Government reappoints Dr Zaid Bakht as Agrani Bank chairman". The Financial Express. Retrieved 2021-12-14.
  15. ^ "Agrani Bank gets new chairman". The Daily Star. 2014-11-17. Retrieved 2021-12-14.
  16. ^ "Board of Directors - Agrani Remittance House - Committed to Serve the Nation & Its People". agraniremittance.org.my. Retrieved 2021-12-14.
  17. ^ a b "Bashundhara Group - Agrani Bank hold view-exchange meeting". banglanews24.com (in Bengali). 2021-03-27. Retrieved 2021-12-14.