The government has appointed Prof Santi Narayan Ghosh as the new chairman of Bangladesh Development Bank Ltd (BDBL) for the next two years.

Ghosh has been serving the bank as a director since its inception. He is also currently the treasurer of Bangladesh Open University, said a statement.

He joined as a lecturer of the accounting department of Dhaka University in 1968 and became a professor in 1992.

He was also a lecturer at Government Tolaram College, Naryangonj, for a year after completion of his honours and masters degree from the accounting department of Dhaka University.

Ghosh obtained Masters of Business Administration (MBA) degree from University of Saskatchewan, Canada, in 1974.

News: The Daily Star/Bangladesh/07-Sep-12