The government has appointed Salahuddin Noman Chowdhury as Bangladesh’s new Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations (UN) in New York, according to an official order issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Sunday.

Chowdhury will succeed Muhammad Abdul Muhith, the current Permanent Representative, who is set to retire in December.

He joined the Bangladesh Embassy in Kathmandu as Ambassador on November 11, 2020.

During his diplomatic career, Chowdhury served in various capacities in Bangladesh’s missions in New Delhi, Islamabad, and New York.

At the foreign ministry’s headquarters in Dhaka, he held positions in several departments including Administration, External Publicity, Multilateral Economic Affairs, Protocol, United Nations, South East Asia, and the Foreign Service Academy.

Chowdhury, a graduate of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), joined the Bangladesh Foreign Service in 1998.

BDST: 1200 HRS, OCT 21, 2024
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