The government has appointed Md. Ruhul Alam Siddique, currently serving as the Ambassador of Bangladesh to Portugal, as the next High Commissioner of Bangladesh to Pakistan.
Ambassaor Siddique is a career diplomat belonging to the 11th batch of Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) Foreign Affairs cadre, said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Monday.
In his diplomatic career, Siddique served in various capacities in Foreign Ministry and Bangladesh Missions in Singapore, Berlin, New Delhi and Karachi.
He obtained his Masters in Public Administration from the University of Dhaka.
He also did a Masters in Foreign Affairs and Trade from the Monash University in Australia.