Dhaka, June 12 -- Bangladesh Bank Md Mostaqur Rahman, who has been plagued by allegations of being a loan defaulter, has spoken to the media about his situation.

At a press conference on Friday, a journalist cited the experience of a female customer who was unable to withdraw money even after going to the bank during the current crisis.

"The female customer's comment is that the current governor is also a loan defaulter. How can he improve the bank?" he asked.

After that, Governor Mostaqur said, "I have heard this a lot in the past four months that the governor is a loan defaulter. I have never explained it because I often tell my journalist friends that it is better not to talk about regulators."

The governor spoke about a factory he...