Bangladesh Bank (BB) Governor Md Mostaqur Rahman has expressed agreement in principle with the seven-point demand put forward by the Islami Bank Sachetan Grahak Forum to restore corporate governance in Islami Bank Bangladesh PLC, the platform said on Wednesday.

It said central bank Deputy Governor Kabir Ahmed conveyed this to the forum leaders during a meeting at the central bank headquarters.

Speaking to journalists after the meeting, the convener of the forum Prof Nur Nabi Manik said the governor took the matter positively.

He said the deputy governor told them that the central bank chief agreed in principle with their demands.

The forum chief reiterated their core position, emphasising that individuals tainted by financial irregularities, loan scams, or institutional plunder must be permanently barred from occupying positions on the board of directors or holding the post of chairman at Islami Bank.

"The new board must consist entirely of highly ethical, professional, and politically neutral individuals," Manik added.

He expressed optimism that rebuilding the board based on their seven-point charter will heavily reinforce depositor confidence and restore structural stability to the country's largest Shariah-based commercial lender.

Forum leaders assured the central bank that once their demands are visibly implemented on the ground, they will disseminate positive messages to millions of depositors across the country, playing a supportive role in rebuilding the bank's operational legacy.

The demands of the forum are formation of an independent, capable, and professional board of directors; reviewing the controversial ownership and shareholding changes of 2017 to reinstate the rights of genuine, original owners; establishing a special tribunal to fast-track the trial of those accused of plundering bank funds; immediate recovery of looted capital and confiscation of illicitly acquired assets; refraining from controversial or arbitrary regulatory decisions to curb panic and volatility across the banking sector; amending Section 18(a) of the Bank Company Act to close rehabilitation loops for financial fraudsters; and withdrawing misleading political statements regarding the bank's health made in Parliament.