The government appointed Nahida Rahman Shumona as the next High Commissioner of Bangladesh to Brunei, the foreign ministry said on Monday.
Shumona, a career foreign service officer belonging to 17th batch of Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) Foreign Affairs cadre, is currently serving as the Director General of Regional Organizations Wing in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
She served in various capacities at Bangladesh Missions in Brasilia, Ottawa, Kolkata and Canbera. She obtained a Masters degree in Diplomacy and International Trade from Monash University, Australia.
She also had a Masters and Honours degree in English Literature from Dhaka University. Shumona is also a recipient of a fellowship in Trans-boundary Water Law from Geneva University.
She is married to retired Additional Secretary to the government Aslam Iqbal and blessed with two sons.
