The government has appointed Ruhul Alam Siddique to conduct the routine duties of the foreign secretary following the resignation of Jashim Uddin, the current top official at the foreign ministry.
A foreign ministry office order stated that Ruhul Alam Siddique will take on the routine duties of the foreign secretary until further notice, following the resignation of Mr. Jashim Uddin from the position, reports BSS.
The interim government appointed career diplomat Jashim Uddin as the country’s 27th foreign secretary in September last year, a month after the fascist of the Awami League regime.
He had joined Bangladesh Foreign Service in 1994 as an officer of 13th batch of BCS (Foreign Affairs) Cadre and subsequently served extensively both at home and abroad.
The order came a day after foreign adviser Md Touhid Hossain said that Jashim Uddin had expressed his intention to relinquish his current responsibilities, and this was not an issue “removal”.
“He (Jashim) wants to leave this responsibility for various reasons. He remains in government service, so the role will shift but there is no issue of dismissal,” he said.
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