Where in the world is the central bank open for journalists: Quader

Awami League General Secretary and also Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quaderquestioned that in which country in the world can journalists enter the central bank freely?

He asked journalists: "Why do you need to enter the bank when all the necessary information and updates are available online?”

He said this in response to a query from a media person while addressing a press conference at the political office of AL president in the capital’s Dhanmondi on Saturday.

Asked about whether the government is concerned as the reserve declined to USD 13 billion, Obaidul Quader said: “Who told you that? Where did you get that?”

As the journalists answered the governor of the Bangladesh Bank (BB) told them the actual reserve (usable) now stands at USD 13 billion, Quader said: “Then, you better ask the governor why it (reserve) came down to this level. The reserve now stands at between USD 19-20 billion as far as we know.”

When a media person said how they could ask the governor when they are not allowed inside the central bank, the bridges minister said, “Can anyone enter the central bank of India at will? Why would someone do so? Everything is given on the website. You (journalists) only need information, so why would you enter?”