Abu Hena Mohammad Razee Hassan
Abu Hena Mohammad Razee Hassan is a Bangladeshi bureaucrat and head of Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit since 2012.[1][2] He is a former Deputy Governor of Bangladesh Bank.[3][4]
Early life
[edit]Hasan completed his master's degree in Economics from the University of Dhaka.[5] He has a second Masters in economics from Vanderbilt University.[6]
Career
[edit]Hassan joined Bangladesh Bank as an assistant director in 1981.[6]
In 2012, Hasan was appointed the head of Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit.[6] He also served as the Deputy Governor of Bangladesh Bank till his term ended in September 2018.[6][5]
Hassan was appointed the head of Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit again in October 2018.[6] He was made Chief Executive of the unit.[7]
From July 2018 to July 2020, Hassan served as the co-chairperson of the Asia/Pacific Group on Money Laundering.[8] Hassan was the chief guest at the conference of Branch Anti Money Laundering Compliance Officers of Social Islami Bank Limited in 2019.[9] In September 2019, he opened a workshop on money laundering in collaboration with the Ambassador of the United States to Bangladesh, Earl R. Miller.[10] On 28 November 2019, he met with the secretary of the Asian Bankers Association, Ernest Lin, at Bangladesh Bank.[11]
Hassan participated on a webinar titled E-commerce: Current Situation and Possibilities on 5 September along with Mustafa Jabbar.[12] On 7 September 2021, the Ministry of Finance created a five-member team to look for a replacement for Hassan who is set to retire as the head of the Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit on 9 September.[13]
References
[edit]- ^ "Razee Hasan made BFIU chief". UNB. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
- ^ "Razee Hassan appointed as BFIU head". New Age. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
- ^ "Abu Hena Mohd. Razee Hassan, Bangladesh Bank's Deputy Governor and Head of BFIU, inaugurating a training programme on 'Prevention of Money Laundering & Combating the Financing of Terrorism' for nominated officials of all scheduled commercial banks operating in Chittagong organized by National Bank Ltd at Hotel Agrabad. The programme was presided over by the bank's Deputy Managing Director & Head of HRD & CAMLCO, Shah Syed Abdul Bari". The New Nation. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
- ^ "Ahmed Jamal appointed as deputy governor of Bangladesh Bank". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
- ^ a b "Razee Hassan again BFIU chief". The Daily Star. 24 October 2018. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
- ^ a b c d e "Abu Hena Mohd. Razee Hassan". Bangladesh Bank. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
- ^ Biswas, P. R. "Razee Hassan made BFIU Chief Executive". The Asian Age. Bangladesh. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
- ^ "BFIU chief Razee Hassan completes AGP role". Daily Sun. 25 July 2020. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
- ^ "Head of Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit Abu Hena Mohd. Razee - Business". The Daily Observer. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
- ^ "United States and Bangladesh Cosponsor Financial Crimes Workshop". U.S. Embassy in Bangladesh. 22 September 2019. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
- ^ "ABA Secretary-Treasurer Ernest Lin meets Razee Hassan, Bangladesh FIU Head – Asian Bankers Association". Retrieved 15 September 2021.
- ^ "Mustafa Jabbar for tough action against digital criminals". Dhaka Tribune. 5 September 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
- ^ "Committee formed to search head of BFIU". The Business Standard. 7 September 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
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