Foreign Secretary Md. Jasim Uddin has been placed on leave, and Ruhul Alam Siddiqui has been appointed as the acting Foreign Secretary, according to an official order issued Thursday (May 22) by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The order, signed by Md. Abul Hasan Mridha, Director General (Administration), stated that Siddiqui will carry out routine duties during Jasim Uddin’s leave until further notice.
Ruhul Alam Siddiqui, a member of the 11th batch of the BCS (Foreign Affairs Cadre), is expected to retire on June 20.
Meanwhile, the government has decided to appoint Bangladesh’s current ambassador to the United States, Asad Alam Siam, as the next Foreign Secretary. He has been instructed to leave his post in Washington, D.C., and return to Dhaka within a month to assume his new role.
