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Govt appoints new envoys for Mexico, S Korea


Published : 01 Jul 2021 09:24 PM | Updated : 01 Jul 2021 11:37 PM

Bangladesh has appointed new ambassadors in its missions in Mexico and South Korea.

The foreign ministry on Thursday said Abida Islam, the ambassador in South Korea, will go to Mexico while   Md Delwar Hossain, a director general at the foreign ministry, will replace her.

Abida Islam, a career foreign service officer, will also be concurrently accredited to Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, and Honduras.

She is an officer of the 15th batch of the Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) Foreign Affairs cadre. Earlier, she served in various capacities in Bangladesh missions in London, Colombo, Brussels, and Kolkata. At the headquarters, she worked in multiple wings in different capacities, the foreign ministry said.

She studied sociology in Dhaka University and Foreign Affairs and Trade at Monash University, Australia.

Delwar Hossain, a career foreign service officer belonging to the 17th batch of Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) Foreign Affairs cadre, is now serving as the director general of the foreign ministry’s Myanmar wing.

He served in various capacities in Bangladesh missions in Paris, Tripoli, Thimphu and Beijing in his career. At the headquarters, he worked for multiple wings in different capacities.

He obtained his MBA from IBA, Dhaka University and B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering from Khulna University of Engineering & Technology.

He also earned a diploma in International Relations from the International Institute of Public Administration in Paris, France.