Grameenphone on Tuesday confirmed that Rubaba Dowla Matin, the chief communications officer, has resigned on personal grounds. The largest mobile-phone operator in Bangladesh in a press release said Kazi Monirul Kabir, head of regional sales, has been appointed as the new CCO effective from Tuesday.

Media-savvy Rubaba Dowla has been at the centre of the rumour swirling for the past few days that she had called it quits. But, Dowla told bdnews24.com on last Thursday, "I haven't resigned." Talat Kamal, deputy general manager of public relations, told bdnews24.com, "She (Dowla) is doing office, I talked to her this morning. Chief financial officer Arif-al Islam resigned on Aug 24 citing personal reasons, Kamal said.

Head of corporate affairs Raihan Ahmed Shamsi is functioning as the acting CFO, he added. Islam, who was in-charge of GP's listing process with the capital market, quit just four days after the corporate giant got the final go-ahead from the market regulator to float shares. Its record IPO received the final regulatory nod on Aug 20 to raise almost Tk 500 crore from the market. On Wednesday, GP announced the IPO's subscription dates through publishing prospectus in local newspapers.

-bdnews