Ms. Fatima Yasmin, a career civil servant, joined the Finance Division, Ministry of Finance as Senior Secretary on 17th July 2022. She is the first female Finance Secretary of Bangladesh. Prior to this position, she was Secretary, Economic Relations Division, Vice-Chairman, Export Promotion Bureau (EPB), Ministry of Commerce, and Director General, Institute of Public Finance (IPF), Ministry of Finance. Ms. Yasmin joined the Bangladesh Civil Service in 1991. She worked for various ministries including the Finance Division and Economic Relations Division of the Ministry of Finance; and the Ministries of Agriculture, Women and Children Affairs, and Defense. She also worked for ERD for a substantial period with the World Bank, United Nations, Asian Development Bank, and Islamic Development Bank. The Asian Development Bank has appointed Fatima Yasmin as the vice president for sectors and Themes for a period of three years. She is expected to join ADB in late August,2023