Alongside a bevy of ministers and state ministers and advisors, Governor Talukder and NBR Chairman Abu Hena Md Rahmatul Muneem were also in attendance. As the finance minister moved to the Q&A session after his written speech, Mohammad Refayet Ullah Mirdha, president of the Economic Reporters' Forum, took a firm stand at the outset. "The governor has banned journalists' entry into Bangladesh Bank. If the governor of Bangladesh Bank makes any statement, we will boycott it," Mirdha asserted, drawing a line that echoed through the rest of the event. At that moment, when the finance minister looked towards him, the governor indicated with a gesture that he would not speak.

Source: bd News24 June 07, 2024 23:55 UTC