Masud Bin Momen made new Foreign Secretary

Masud Bin Momen has been made Foreign Secretary of Bangladesh as the country’s longest-serving Foreign Secretary - M Shahidul Haque – has gone on retirement.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a notification on Tuesday citing that acting Foreign Secretary Masud Momen will discharge his duties as Foreign Secretary until further notice.

He served as Secretary (Asia and Pacific) at the headquarters after serving as Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations.

He also previously served as Bangladesh Ambassador to Japan and Italy.

Masud Momen obtained his bachelor's degree in economics from Dhaka University. He holds MSS in Economics from the same university and a master's degree in International Relations from Tufts University in the United States, and belongs to the 1985 batch of BCS (FA) cadre.

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