Online Desk: The government has appointed Sikder Bodiruzzaman, noted son of Terokhada, as the next Ambassador of Bangladesh to Ethiopia. He will be replacing Ambassador Md. Nazrul Islam in this capacity, said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Thursday.

A career diplomat, Sikder Bodiruzzaman belongs to the 17th batch of BCS (Foreign Affairs) Cadre. Joining the service in 1998, he is now serving as Director General at the East Europe and CIS Wing of the ministry.

In his diplomatic career, he served in various capacities in Bangladesh missions in Hong Kong, New Delhi, Riyadh and Manila. Lately, he was Bangladesh Consul General in Dubai.

Hailing from Khulna, Bodiruzzaman did his BA and MA in English Language and Literature from Rajshahi University. He also completed several professional training courses both at home and abroad and represented Bangladesh in numerous bilateral and multilateral meetings.