The government has decided to appoint Md Monirul Islam, currently serving as the Bangladesh Ambassador to Ethiopia and Permanent Representative to African Union, as the next ambassador of Bangladesh to the Arab Republic of Egypt.

Ambassador Monirul Islam is a career foreign service officer who belongs to 10th batch of Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) Foreign Affairs cadre. In his diplomatic career, ambassador Islam served in various capacities in Bangladesh Missions in Singapore, Bandar Seri Begawan, Madrid, Beijing, Ottawa and Brasilia.

Islam also served as the Bangladesh Consul General in New York and Bangladesh Ambassador to the Kingdom of Morocco with concurrent accreditation to several West African countries. At the headquarters, he worked in various capacities in different Wings of the Foreign Ministry.