The government has revoked the appointment of
Mohammad Khorshed Alam Khastagir as the country’s next Ambassador to Poland,
citing his controversial involvement during the student-led mass protests in
July and August this year.
Foreign ministry’s Public Diplomacy wing director general Toufique Hasan
confirmed the decision to BSS this evening.
Khastagir, a career diplomat, will remain in his current role as Minister
(Political) and Deputy High Commissioner at the Bangladesh High Commission in
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, where he has served since October 2020, he said.
On September 25, the government had announced Khastagir’s appointment as
Bangladesh’s Ambassador to Poland. However, his alleged role during the
recent unrest has led to the cancellation of that appointment.
Khastagir joined the Bangladesh Foreign Service in 2001 as part of the 20th
batch of the BCS (Foreign Affairs) cadre.
His diplomatic career includes key postings, such as First Secretary at
Bangladesh’s Permanent Mission to the Unit
ed Nations in New York (2008-2010)
and Charge d’Affaires at the Bangladesh Embassy in Muscat, Oman (2011-2014).
He also served as Director and later Director General of the Europe and EU
Wing and International Organisations Wing at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
(2015-2019).
Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha