Delwar, Abida made ambassadors to S Korea, Mexico respectively

The government has decided to appoint Md Delwar Hossain, now director general of Myanmar wing at the foreign ministry, as the next ambassador to South Korea and Abida Islam, currently serving as the Bangladesh Ambassador to South Korea, as ambassador to Mexico. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a press release in this regard on Thursday.

Delwar Hossain is a career foreign service officer belonging to the 17th batch of Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) Foreign Affairs cadre.He served in various capacities in Bangladesh missions in Paris, Tripoli, Thimphu and Beijing in his diplomatic career.At the foreign ministry, he worked for multiple wings in different capacities. He obtained his MBA from IBA, Dhaka University and BSc in Mechanical Engineering from Khulna University of Engineering & Technology.

According to the press release, once appointed, Abida Islam will also be concurrently accredited to Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, and Honduras.  Abida Islam is a career foreign service officer who belongs to the 15th batch of the Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) Foreign Affairs cadre.

She served in various capacities in Bangladesh Missions in London, Colombo, Brussels, and Kolkata and in multiple wings at the foreign ministry in Dhaka.Abida Islam obtained her Master's degree in Sociology from Dhaka University and also another Master's on Foreign Affairs and Trade from Monash University, Australia.