The government has appointed Md Zahangir Alam, currently serving as additional secretary of the Legal Affairs Wing of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as the next ambassador of Bangladesh to the Republic of Uzbekistan.
Ambassador-designate Zahangir belongs to 1986 batch of Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) Administration cadre.
In his career, he served in various capacities in the secretariat and in field administration.
Prior to his present position in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, he worked as joint secretary in Asia Wing of Economic Relations Division, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Thursday.
Zahangir obtained his Honours and Masters Degree in English from the University of Dhaka.