Dhaka, April 10 -- In a significant policy shift, parliament has passed a bill removing the 67-year age limit for the Bangladesh Bank governor.

The amendment to the Bangladesh Bank Order, 1972, was tabled by Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury on Friday during a sitting chaired by Deputy Speaker Kayser Kamal.

With no clause-by-clause amendments raised, the bill was passed in its original form.

The new law has been titled the Bangladesh Bank (Amendment) Act, 2026.

Under the revised law, the governor will continue to serve a four-year term and remain eligible for reappointment.

However, the earlier provision requiring the governor to vacate the post upon reaching 67 years of age has been removed.

With this change, the restri...