Shahidul Islam made next Ambassador to USA

The government has decided to appoint M Shahidul Islam, currently serving as the Secretary General of BIMSTEC, as the next Ambassador of Bangladesh to the United States of America (USA).

Shahidul is a career foreign service officer belonging to 1985 batch of Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) Foreign Affairs cadre, a foreign ministry press release said on Thursday.

Prior to his present assignment, he served as Bangladesh ambassador to South Korea and France. In foreign ministry, he served in various positions including as Director General (Americas) and Director General (Europe).

He also served in Bangladesh missions in Kolkata, Geneva and Washington DC at various capacities.

He obtained his masters degree from the Department of International Relations of Dhaka University.