Dhaka, April 20 -- Career diplomat Mohammad Sufiur Rahman, who was the Bangladeshi ambassador to four different countries during Sheikh Hasina's rule, has been appointed as Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus's special assistant to the foreign ministry.

The Cabinet Division issued a notice to that effect on Sunday, giving him the rank and status equivalent to a state minister. He has also been given executive powers at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, reports bdnews24.com reports.

He will receive the rank, salary and allowances of a state minister.

Sufiur, an officer in the BCS foreign affairs cadre, joined the government service in January 1991. In 2012, the government appointed him as an ambassador.

He last served as Bangladesh's ambassado...