Staff Reporter :
Masud Bin Momen, the current Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations, is likely to become the next Foreign Secretary.
On other, current Bangladesh Ambassador to Japan Rabab Fatima is going to be the next Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Things will be finalised after the upcoming UN General Assembly to be held at the UN headquarters in the last week of the current month, he said.
The longest-serving Foreign Secretary of the country – M Shahidul Haque – goes on retirement in December, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
In July last year, Foreign Secretery Haque was promoted to senior secretary of the government. He has been serving as Foreign Secretary of the government of Bangladesh since January 10, 2013.
He was the chair of the 9th Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD).
Masud Momen previously served as Bangladesh Ambassador to Japan and Italy. He obtained a bachelor’s degree in economics from Dhaka University. He holds MSS in Economics from the Dhaka University and a master’s degree in International Relations from Tufts University in the United States, and belongs to the 1985 batch of BCS (FA) cadre. On November 3, 2015, the government appointed Masud Momen as the Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations.
On the other hand, Fatima, a career diplomat, belonging to the 1986 batch of BCS (FA) cadre, returned to the Foreign Ministry after long 10 years as she served on lien with the Commonwealth Secretariat in London and the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) from 2006-15.
Masud Bin Momen, the current Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations, is likely to become the next Foreign Secretary.
On other, current Bangladesh Ambassador to Japan Rabab Fatima is going to be the next Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Things will be finalised after the upcoming UN General Assembly to be held at the UN headquarters in the last week of the current month, he said.
The longest-serving Foreign Secretary of the country – M Shahidul Haque – goes on retirement in December, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
In July last year, Foreign Secretery Haque was promoted to senior secretary of the government. He has been serving as Foreign Secretary of the government of Bangladesh since January 10, 2013.
He was the chair of the 9th Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD).
Masud Momen previously served as Bangladesh Ambassador to Japan and Italy. He obtained a bachelor’s degree in economics from Dhaka University. He holds MSS in Economics from the Dhaka University and a master’s degree in International Relations from Tufts University in the United States, and belongs to the 1985 batch of BCS (FA) cadre. On November 3, 2015, the government appointed Masud Momen as the Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations.
On the other hand, Fatima, a career diplomat, belonging to the 1986 batch of BCS (FA) cadre, returned to the Foreign Ministry after long 10 years as she served on lien with the Commonwealth Secretariat in London and the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) from 2006-15.
