The government has appointed Muhammad Imran, currently serving as Bangladesh Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates, as the new High Commissioner of Bangladesh to India.
High Commissioner designate Imran is a career foreign service officer belonging to the 1986 batch of Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) Foreign Affairs cadre, said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Monday.
During his distinguished diplomatic career, Imran worked in various capacities at Bangladesh Missions in Jeddah, Bonn, Berlin and Ottawa as well as Deputy High Commissioner at the Bangladesh Deputy High Commission, Kolkata.
He also served as Ambassador of Bangladesh to Uzbekistan.
At the headquarters, he served in various capacities in different Wings.
Imran obtained his MBBS degree from Mymensingh Medical College under the University of Dhaka.
He will replace current Bangladesh High Commissioner to India Syed Muazzem Ali.