The government has extended the tenures of three deputy governors of Bangladesh Bank by five months to more than two years.

The contract with Abu Hena Mohd Razee Hassan has been extended by two years and seven months, SK Sur Chowdhury by two years and Nazneen Sultana by five months, according to a notice from the public administration ministry.

The government extended the tenure by calculating the retirement age of each of the three DGs as 62 years.

Three of the four deputy governor posts of the central bank have been vacant since January 20.