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Contractual Appointment of BD Ambassador to Japan extended
Dhaka, April 23 - The government has extended the contractual appointment of Shahabuddin Ahmed as the Ambassador of Bangladesh to Japan by another six months.
His new appointment will be effective from July 1, 2024, according to a gazette notification issued by the Ministry of Public Administration.
The government, in 2020, appointed Shahabuddin Ahmed as the ambassador of Bangladesh to Japan for three years.
He got an extension later, and his tenure was scheduled to end in June this year.
With the latest extension by six months, he will remain Bangladesh Ambassador to Japan until December this year.
Ambassador Shahabuddin is a former secretary to the government of Bangladesh and was also a member of Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) Administration cadre.
Shahabuddin obtained his Bachelor and Masters degree in Soil Science from the University of Dhaka.
He also completed his degree in Development Finance from the University of Birmingham. - UNB