The government has appointed Md Nazrul Islam, currently serving as the Director General of Multilateral Economic Affairs Wing at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as the new ambassador to Ethiopia.

Ambassador-designate Islam is a career foreign service officer, belonging to the 15th batch of Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) Foreign Affairs cadre.

In his diplomatic career, he served in different capacities at Bangladesh missions in Rome, Kolkata and Geneva, and had been engaged in many important multilateral negotiations for the government, said a press release from Ministry of Foreign Affairs last night.

At the headquarters, he worked in various capacities in different wings.

Md Nazrul Islam obtained his MA in International Relations from Dhaka University, and had undergone higher studies and training in France, The Netherlands and elsewhere.