Shegufta Bakht Chaudhuri | |
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শেগুফতা বখ্ত চৌধুরী | |
Governor of Bangladesh Bank | |
In office 12 April 1987 – 19 December 1992 | |
Preceded by | Mohammad Nurul Islam |
Succeeded by | Khorshed Alam |
Advisor of Caretaker government of Bangladesh | |
In office 30 March 1996 – 23 June 1996 | |
Personal details | |
Born | 1931 Bongaon, Habiganj District, Bengal Presidency, British India |
Died | 11 November 2020 United Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh | (aged 88–89)
Relatives | Syed Mujtaba Ali (uncle) Syed Murtaza Ali (uncle) Syed Mohammad Ali (cousin) Syed Muazzem Ali (cousin) |
Alma mater | Murari Chand College, University of Dhaka |
Shegufta Bakht Chaudhuri (known as S B Chaudhuri; 1931 – 11 November 2020)[1] was a Bangladeshi economist who served as the fourth governor of Bangladesh Bank, the central bank of Bangladesh during 1987–1992, and was also the advisor of the first caretaker government of Bangladesh in 1996.[2][3][4]