His Excellency
MD MONIRUL ISLAM
Bangladesh Ambassador to Italy
Born 14 April 1965
Education
Bachelor with Honours (Economics), Dhaka University, 1985
Masters in Economics, Dhaka University, 1986
Masters in Foreign Affairs & Trade, Monash University, Melbourne, 1996
Training
Secretarial Training, Bangladesh Civil Service Academy, Shahbagh, 1991
Foundation Training, Bangladesh Public Administration Training Centre, Savar, 1991
Foreign Affairs Training, Bangladesh Civil Service Academy, Shahbagh, 1992
Computer Training Course, Ministry of Establishment, Dhaka,1991
Advance Course in English Language, Australian National University, Canberra, 1994
Professional Course for Foreign Diplomats, Foreign Service Institute, New Delhi, 2003
Executive Course, Asia-Pacific Centre for Security Studies, Hawaii, 2005
Course on ‘Understanding Modern China’, China Foreign Affairs University, Beijing, 2007
Course on Trade Policy and Negotiations, Rabat, 2015
Service
Ministry of Finance, 9th BCS Examination, 1991
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 10th BCS Examination, 1991
Assistant Secretary: Finance, Admn, SAARC, Africa, Welfare, West Asia, 1991-1996
Director: South-East Asia, UN, General Services, Personnel, Far East, 2002-2005
Director General: East Asia & Pacific, South-East Asia, Admn, Africa, 2009-2012
Foreign Assignment
Second/First Secretary, Bangladesh High Commission, Singapore, 1996-1999
C.D.A. a.i., Bangladesh High Commission, BSB, Brunei Darussalam, 1997
First Secretary/Counsellor, Bangladesh Embassy, Madrid, Spain, 1999-2002
Counsellor/Minister, Bangladesh Embassy, Beijing, China, 2005-2008
Deputy High Commissioner, Bangladesh High Comn, Ottawa, Canada, 2008-2009
CDA a.i./Minister, Bangladesh Embassy, Brasilia, Brazil, 2012
Consul General, Bangladesh Consulate General, New York, USA, 2012-2014
Ambassador, Bangladesh Embassy, Rabat, Morocco, 2014-2016
Ambassador, Bangladesh Embassy, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2016-2020
Ambassador, Bangladesh Embassy, Cairo, Egypt, 2020-2023
Delegation
WTO Ministerial Conference, Singapore, 1996
UN Ageing Conference, Madrid, 2002
58th UN General Assembly, New York, 2002
UN Conference on LLDC, Almaty, 2003
Asia Co-operation Dialogue Ministerial Conference, Chiang Mai, 2003
International Conference on Combating Desertification, Beijing 22-24 January, 2008
UNESCO, Inchon and WIEF, Kuala Lumpur, 2010
BCIM, Kunming and Kolkata, 2011, 2012
CHOGM, Perth, 2011
Interest
Development Economics, Foreign Policy & Islam, UN System, Bilateral Visit
Personal
Married to Fahima Tahsina with two sons Tahsin & Taizeen Munir
Hobby: Study, Travel. Motto: Love, Listen, Learn
