The Bangladesh government today decided to appoint Riaz Hamidullah as the next High Commissioner to Sri Lanka as the current envoy, Tarik Ahsan, has earlier been transferred to Islamabad.
According to the Bangladesh Foreign ministry which made the announcement on Monday, Sri Lanka will be the first assignment as High Commissioner for Hamidullah.
Earlier, he served at Permanent Mission of Bangladesh to UN in New York, Bangladesh High Commission in New Delhi in different capacities. He also worked in the SAARC Secretariat as a director. He completed his post-graduation in Economics.
A Sri Lankan man was apprehended at Suvarnabhumi airport for attempting to smuggle wildlife out of the country after three ball pythons were found hidden in his underwear, the Bangkok post reported.
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