The government has promoted Dr Khalilur Rahman, the current Bangladesh high commissioner to Canada, with facilities equivalent to a secretary.
His promotion (grade-1) has been effective from August 26, according to an office order of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA).
Dr Rahman, a medical graduate and PhD in public health, is a career diplomat from the 1985 BCS (Foreign Affairs) batch.
Before his appointment as the Bangladesh high commissioner Canada, Dr Rahman held several senior positions at the MoFA – supervising multiple areas such as international trade, investment, frontier technology, and ICT.
He also served at the Bangladesh Permanent Mission in Geneva and Bangladesh High Commission in New Delhi.