DHAKA, March 10, 2022 (BSS) – The Government has decided to appoint Mehdi Hasan as the next ambassador of Bangladesh to Sweden.

Ambassador-designate Hasan is a career diplomat belonging to the 17th batch of the Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) - Foreign Affairs Cadre who is currently serving as the Director General (Administration) at the Ministry, a press release said.

In his distinguished diplomatic career, he has served as the Consul General in Hong Kong and Counsellor in Manama and he also served at Bangladesh Missions in Moscow and New Delhi in various capacities.

Hasan did his Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering and Masters in Water Resource Engineering from Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology (BUET). He also obtained a ‘Diplome’ (Masters) in International relations from the International Institute of Public Administration in Paris.