Fazlul Karim new ambassador to China

The government on Wednesday appointed M Fazlul Karim as the new Ambassador of Bangladesh to China.

A career diplomat, Fazlul Karim belongs to the 1984 batch of BCS (Foreign Affairs) Cadre, a foreign ministry press release said.

In his distinguished diplomatic career, he served in Bangladesh Permanent Mission to the UN in New York, Bangladesh Embassy in Jakarta and Washington DC, Bangladesh High Commission in Islamabad and Bangladesh Consulate General in Hong Kong in various capacities.

He has also served as Bangladesh Ambassador to Italy, Saudi Arabia and Jordan.

Fazlul Karim obtained his graduate and post-graduate degrees from the University of Dhaka on International Relations.

He attended a number of overseas training programmes on International Law, International Development Issues, Peacekeeping Operation, Commercial Representation and Law of the Seas at various reputed institutes.