Dhaka, May 21 -- Bangladesh's interim government has approved the appointment of Asad Alam Siam, the country's ambassador to the United States, as the new Foreign Secretary, a senior official of the Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday.

Bangladesh's Foreign Affairs Adviser Touhid Hossain told reporters on Wednesday that the current Foreign Secretary, Jashim Uddin, does not want to serve in this position. However, the Adviser did not say anything about the exact reason why he does not wish to remain the current secretary.

Ambassador Asad Alam Siam joined the diplomatic service in 1995. As a graduate in architecture from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Ambassador Siam earned his MBA from Maastricht School of Management,...