The government appointed Md. Monirul Islam as the next Bangladesh Ambassador to Egypt, the foreign ministry said on Sunday.
A career foreign service officer belongs to 10th batch of BCS Foreign Affairs cadre, Monirul Islam is currently serving as the Bangladesh Ambassador to Ethiopia and Permanent Representative to African Union.
He earlier served in various capacities in Bangladesh missions in Singapore, Bandar Seri Begawan, Madrid, Beijing, Ottawa and Brasilia.
He also served as the Bangladesh Consul General in New York and Bangladesh Ambassador to the Kingdom of Morocco with concurrent accreditation to several West African countries.
At the headquarters in Dhaka, he worked in various capacities in different wings of the foreign ministry.
Monirul Islam studied economics in Dhaka University. Later he studied foreign affairs and trade at the Monash University, Australia.
