Staff Reporter : Former Governor of Bangladesh Bank and founder of Bangladesh Association of New England (BANE) Md. Khorshed Alam’s death has cast a shadow of mourning among Bangladeshis living in the US state of Massachusetts. He founded the Bangladesh Association of New England (BANE), the first Bangladeshi organization in Boston, Massachusetts in 1971 and worked for the War of Independence.
Last Wednesday (July 28) at 10 am in the capital’s United Hospital, the former governor of Bangladesh Bank. Khorshed Alam died. He was 6 years old at the time of his death. He is survived by his wife, four sons and numerous admirers. He holds a master’s degree in economics from Dhaka University, a master’s degree in public administration from Harvard University and a master’s degree in economics from Tufts University. He is a linguist. He actively participated in the 1952 language movement.
Khorshed Alam started his professional life by joining the Pakistan Civil Service in 1957. He was the Deputy Commissioner of Chittagong, Mymensingh and Pabna. He has also served as Information, Local Government, Communications, Industry, Commerce and Finance Secretary and Ambassador to Turkey. Prior to joining Bangladesh Bank as Governor, he served as Chief Finance Secretary.
Khorshed Alam was born on 15 January 1935 in Ramnagar, Narsingdi district. In his professional life, he has left a mark of merit. He was the first to form and manage the monetary policy committee in Bangladesh Bank. Under the Financial Sector Program, he has coordinated central banking activities with various development agencies, including the IMF, the World Bank and the ADB.
Expressing deep grief over the death of Khorshed Alam, Governor of Bangladesh Bank Fazle Kabir said Khorshed Alam, rich in patriotic spirit, honest, skillful and with a unique heart, has played a unique role in this country as a leader of the financial sector. The entire banking family including Bangladesh Bank is deeply mourning his death.
They expressed their condolences to the bereaved family and prayed for the forgiveness of his departed soul.
Meanwhile, his death has cast a shadow of mourning among Bangladeshis living in Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Vermont and Maine in the eastern United States. Current and former officials of the Bangladesh Association of New England (BAIN) in Boston, Massachusetts, have expressed their condolences to the bereaved family and prayed for the forgiveness of Khorshed Alam’s departed soul.
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