Md Shahdat Hossain
Md Shahdat Hossain is a Bangladeshi diplomat and former ambassador of Bangladesh to Morocco. He formerly served as the ambassador of Bangladesh to Italy, Qatar, Sri Lanka, and Belgium.[1][2]
Early life
[edit]Hossain completed his bachelors and masters in English Language at the University of Rajshahi.[3][4]
Career
[edit]Hossain joined the Bangladesh Civil Service in 1984 as a Foreign Affairs cadre.[3] He had worked in the High Commission of Bangladesh, New Delhi, Bangladesh Embassy in Egypt and the High Commission of Bangladesh, Islamabad.[5]
Hossain served as the High Commissioner of Bangladesh to Sri Lanka from 28 June 2006 to 17 December 2008.[6] In 2009, he was appointed ambassador of Bangladesh to Qatar.[7] He signed an agreement with Qatar to import liquefied natural gas to Bangladesh.[8] He worked on the trip of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to Qatar to attend the US-Islamic World Forum and the 13th United Nations Conference on Trade and Development.[9][10]
In August 2012, Hossain was appointed ambassador of Bangladesh to Italy while he was serving as the ambassador of Bangladesh to Qatar.[11][12]
Hossain was appointed ambassador of Bangladesh to Belgium in 2016 replacing Ismat Jahan.[13][4] Abdus Sobhan Sikder replaced him as the ambassador of Bangladesh to Italy.[13]
In March 2021, Hossain was appointed ambassador of Bangladesh to Morocco.[3] Mohammad Harun Al Rashid replaced him as the ambassador of Bangladesh to Morocco.[14]
References
[edit]- ^ "Shahdat Hossain made new ambassador to Morocco". The Business Standard. 2021-03-14. Retrieved 2024-11-19.
- ^ "Bangladesh appoints new envoys to UK, EU, Sri Lanka". Bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2024-11-19.
- ^ a b c Hossain, Imran (14 March 2021). "Shahdat Hossain made new Bangladesh ambassador to Morocco". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
- ^ a b "Shahdat Hossain new ambassador to Belgium". Banglanews24.com (in Bengali). 2016-04-18. Retrieved 2024-11-19.
- ^ "2 new envoys to Italy, Mauritius". The Daily Star. 2012-08-27. Retrieved 2024-11-19.
- ^ "Roll of Honour". High Commission of Bangladesh, Colombo. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
- ^ "Qatar to continue to recruit Bangladeshis". The Daily Star. 2009-02-17. Retrieved 2024-11-19.
- ^ "MoU signed to import gas from Qatar". The Daily Star. 2011-01-17. Retrieved 2024-11-19.
- ^ "Hasina, Qatar PM talk funding of Padma bridge". The Daily Star. 2012-05-31. Retrieved 2024-11-19.
- ^ "Qatar emir to visit Dhaka soon". The Daily Star. 2012-04-23. Retrieved 2024-11-19.
- ^ "Shahdat new Ambassador to Italy". Bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2024-11-19.
- ^ Karim, Rezaul (2012-06-30). "Major changes in foreign office". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2024-11-19.
- ^ a b "Abdus Sobhan Sikder envoy to Italy". The Daily Star. 2016-05-31. Retrieved 2024-10-29.
- ^ "Ministry of Foreign Affairs". mofa.portal.gov.bd. Retrieved 2024-11-19.