Bangladesh Bank has appointed Dr Hafiz GA Siddiqi, vice chancellor of North South University, as a director from depositors to BRAC Bank.
Siddiqi taught at Ohio State University and Minnesota State University in the US for nine years before joining the NSU in 1993.
Prior to that, he served the Institute of Business Administration of Dhaka University for 20 years in various capacities, including professor and director.
Siddiqi, an author of 14 books, also worked as a consultant to renowned national and international organisations such as World Bank, Asian Development Bank and United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific.