Dhaka, Oct. 21 -- BNP Standing Committee Member Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury said on Tuesday that the party is firm in supporting the full independence of Bangladesh Bank, not just its autonomy.

"BNP, from its political standpoint, fully supports granting proper independence to the Bangladesh Bank," he said while speaking at a seminar titled 'The Imperative of Central Bank Independence' organised by the Policy Research Institute of Bangladesh.

During their tenure, Khosru said, no appointments at the central bank had been politically motivated.

He, however, acknowledged that there might be debates over whether the appointments were good or bad, but asserted that they could firmly say the appointments were never politically influenced. ...