Mustafizur Rahman to represent Bangladesh at UN offices in Geneva

The government has decided to appoint Md Mustafizur Rahman, current Bangladesh high commissioner to Singapore, as the next Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations Offices and other international organisations in Geneva.

Rahman is a career foreign service officer belonging to 11th batch of Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) Foreign Affairs cadre, according to a foreign ministry press release.

In his distinguished diplomatic career, he served in various capacities in Bangladesh missions in Paris, New York, Geneva and Kolkata. He also worked as the Deputy Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations in New York. At the headquarters, he served in various capacities primarily in the United Nations Wing.

High Commissioner Rahman is a medical graduate from Sir Salimullah Medical College, Dhaka. He also obtained a post graduate diploma in International Relations and Diplomacy from the International Institute of Public Administration in Paris, France and a masters in Public International Law from the University of London, UK.