DHAKA, July 26, 2017 (BSS) – The government has appointed Abida Islam, Director General (Americas) in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as the next Ambassador of Bangladesh to the Republic of Korea.
In her distinguished diplomatic career, she served as Deputy High Commissioner of Bangladesh at Bangladesh Deputy High Commission in Kolkata, India, a Foreign Ministry statement said here today A career diplomat, Islam, who belongs to the 15th batch of BCS Foreign Affairs Cadre also served at Bangladesh Missions in London, Colombo and Brussels in different capacities.
Abida Islam successfully completed several professional training courses at home and abroad and represented Bangladesh at a number of international conferences, seminars and summits on a variety of issues.
She obtained her master’s degree in Social Science (Sociology) from the University of Dhaka and also another Master’s Degree in “Foreign Affairs and Trade” from Monash University in Australia.