Jashim Uddin appointed as new foreign secretary

Md Jashim Uddin has been appointed as the 27th foreign secretary of Bangladesh.

He took charge as foreign secretary on Sunday (September 8).

A career diplomat, Jashim joined Bangladesh Foreign Service in 1994.

Jashim, from the 13th batch of BCS (Foreign Affairs) Cadre, served extensively both at home and abroad.

Prior to his appointment as Foreign Secretary, he was serving as Bangladesh’s Ambassador to the People’s Republic of China with concurrent accreditation to Mongolia.

He also served as Bangladesh’s Ambassador to Qatar from 2020 to 2022 and as Bangladesh’s Ambassador to the Hellenic Republic (Greece) with concurrent accreditation to the Republic of Malta and Republic of Armenia from 2015 to 2020.

A student of International Relations, Ambassador Md. Jashim Uddin did both his Bachelor’s and Master’s from University of Dhaka.

Later on, he obtained an MA Degree in Modern International Studies from University of Leeds, UK. He also attended a yearlong course at the National Defence College in Dhaka.

On September 1, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs bid farewell to immediate past Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen, though his contractual appointment was scheduled to end in December this year.

Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossan and senior officials of the ministry were present at the ceremony.

Masud Momen’s contractual appointment was cancelled a day after his formal farewell.