The government has appointed Md Tariqul Islam Bhuiyan, alias Tarique Choyon, as the first secretary (press) at the Bangladesh Deputy High Commission in India's Kolkata.
The Ministry of Public Administration issued a gazette notification in this regard on Thursday.
According to the notification, he will serve on a contractual basis for one year from his joining date.
Tarique served as a senior reporter at the daily Manabzamin from 2019 to 2024.
Prior to that, he worked as a researcher for the art show Lal Golap on Banglavision TV Channel from 2012 to 2016.