Dhaka, Sept. 3 -- Ambassador Tareq Md Ariful Islam, who served as the Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the UN Offices in Geneva, is going to be Bangladesh's next Ambassador to the United States.

The post of Bangladesh Ambassador to Washington DC has remained vacant for months since Ambassador Asad Alam Siam was appointed Foreign Secretary.

A senior official at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs told UNB on Wednesday that Ambassador Tareq has moved out of Geneva to Washington DC.

Tareq served as Bangladesh envoy to Sri Lanka before his appointment as Bangladesh envoy to the UN offices in Geneva in June 2024, succeeding Ambassador Mohammad Sufiur Rahman in this capacity.

Ambassador Tareq, a career diplomat belonging to the 17th ba...