DHAKA: New Foreign Minister Abul Hasan Mahmud Ali took office on Friday morning.
The minister entered the foreign ministry by a car with national flag at around 10:00am.
Senior officers and foreign secretary welcomed him to the ministry.
Earlier, Abul Ahsan Mahmud Ali was minister for disaster and relief.
On Thursday, former foreign minister Dipu Moni was given a farewell by the ministry officials.
BDST: 1037 HRS, NOV 22, 2013
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