Director general of the South Asia wing at the foreign ministry, ATM Rokebul Haque, has been named as the next ambassador of Bangladesh to Italy.
He will be replacing ambassador Md Monirul Islam in this capacity, according to a press release of the foreign ministry issued on Sunday.聽聽聽聽聽
Rokebul Haque, a career diplomat belonging to the 20th batch of BCS (Foreign Affairs) cadre, joined Bangladesh Foreign Service in 2001.
He has been serving at the ministry as director general of South Asia Wing since August 2021.
Prior to the ongoing assignment, he was the Deputy High Commissioner at Bangladesh High Commission in New Delhi.
In his illustrious diplomatic career, Rokebul Haque, having a master鈥檚 degree in economics from Dhaka University, also served in different capacities in Bangladesh missions in Islamabad, The Hague and New York (Permanent Mission to the United Nations), according to the release.