Shegufta Bakht Chaudhuri

Shegufta Bakht Chaudhuri
শেগুফতা বখ্‌ত চৌধুরী
Governor of Bangladesh Bank
In office
12 April 1987 – 19 December 1992
Preceded byMohammad Nurul Islam
Succeeded byKhorshed Alam
Advisor of Caretaker government of Bangladesh
In office
30 March 1996 – 23 June 1996
Personal details
Born1931
Bongaon, Habiganj District, Bengal Presidency, British India
Died11 November 2020(2020-11-11) (aged 88–89)
United Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh
RelativesSyed Mujtaba Ali (uncle)
Syed Murtaza Ali (uncle)
Syed Mohammad Ali (cousin)
Syed Muazzem Ali (cousin)
Alma materMurari 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]

  1. ^ "Shegufta Bakht Chaudhuri passes away". The Daily Star. 12 November 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  2. ^ সাবেক গভর্নর এস বি চৌধুরী আর নেই. bdnews24 (in Bengali). Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  3. ^ "Governors of BB". Bangladesh Bank. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
  4. ^ Islam, Sirajul; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir, eds. (2012). "Bangladesh Bank". Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN 984-32-0576-6. OCLC 52727562. OL 30677644M. Retrieved 8 September 2024.