Samina Naz Appointed New Bangladesh Ambassador to Egypt

The government has decided to reshuffle new Bangladesh ambassadors in Malaysia, Italy, Egypt, Ethiopia and Vietnam.

Current Bangladesh Ambassador to Italy Md. Shameem Ahsan has been appointed as the next Ambassador to Malaysia while Bangladesh envoy to Egypt Md. Monirul Islam got the appointment as the next Ambassador in Rome.

The government appointed current Bangladesh ambassador to Vietnam Samina Naz as the new ambassador to Egypt and Sikder Bodiruzzaman as the new Bangladesh envoy in Ethiopia replacing Ambassador Md. Nazrul Islam in Addis Ababa.

The Bangladesh Consul General in Toronto Lutfor Rahman was appointed as the next Ambassador of Bangladesh to Vietnam.

A career diplomat, Ambassador Md. Shameem Ahsan belongs to the 11th batch of BCS (Foreign Affairs) Cadre.

He joined Foreign Service in 1993 and served extensively both at home and abroad ever since. In his illustrious diplomatic career, apart from his current assignment, he also served as the High Commissioner of Bangladesh to Nigeria, and Consul General of Bangladesh in New York; as well as in various capacities at such Bangladesh missions as Kuwait, Doha, Nairobi, Rome and Washington DC.

Ambassador Md. Monirul Islam is a career diplomat belonging to the 10th batch of BCS (Foreign Affairs) cadre.

Before the current assignment in Egypt as ambassador, Islam served as the Bangladesh Envoy to Morocco and Ethiopia in two consecutive stints as well as the Bangladesh Consul General in New York in another.

Joining the Foreign Service in 1991, he also served in different capacities in Bangladesh Missions in Singapore, Brunei, Madrid, Beijing, Ottawa and Brasilia.

Ambassador Samina Naz is a career diplomat belonging to the 15th batch of BCS (Foreign Affairs) cadre. Before the current assignment in Vietnam, she was serving as the Deputy High Commissioner at Bangladesh Deputy High Commission in Mumbai.

Joining the Foreign Service in 1995, she also served in different capacities in Bangladesh Missions in The Hague, New Delhi and Permanent Mission of Bangladesh to the UN in New York.

A career diplomat, Sikder Bodiruzzaman belongs to the 17th batch of BCS (Foreign Affairs) Cadre.

Joining the service in 1998, he is now serving as Director General at the East Europe and CIS Wing of the Ministry.

In his long diplomatic career, he served in various capacities in Bangladesh missions in Hong Kong, New Delhi, Riyadh and Manila. Lately, he was Bangladesh Consul General in Dubai.