Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami today criticised the appointment of a new chairman at Islami Bank, alleging "undue interference" by the government. In a statement, Jamaat Secretary General Mia Golam Porwar said a series of "reckless decisions" by the government were putting the country's banking system and financial sector at risk. He alleged that Islami Bank's managing director had been forced to resign a day earlier and claimed that the chairman had also been removed "in an attempt to undermine public confidence".
According to the Jamaat leader, the developments had created "intense anger and resentment" among the bank's millions of customers and the general public. Golam Porwar further alleged that the newly appointed chairman of Islami Bank was a "known associate of the fugitive Awami fascists". "Appointing such a person is akin to inviting disaster," he said. In the statement, he also alleged that those responsible for looting Tk 250,000 crore from the banking sector were being kept beyond the reach of accountability instead of facing effective action.
He claimed that a former Bangladesh Bank deputy governor, who was removed following the 2024 mass uprising, had been appointed chairman of Islami Bank "to facilitate further plunder". Condemning the move by the government and Bangladesh Bank, Golam Porwar demanded the removal of the newly appointed chairman. He also called for the removal of the "incompetent and partisan" Bangladesh Bank governor, recovery of the looted money, and reconstitution of Islami Bank's board with qualified, competent, honest and experienced professionals in Islamic banking to restore discipline in the financial sector.