Mr. Kabir is new B’desh Ambassador

September 3, 2003
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Kathmandu: Mr. M Humayun Kabir is the Ambassador designate of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh to the court of Nepal.

Mr. Kabir will present his credentials to the Nepali court upon King Gyanendra’s return from London.

The new Ambassador succeeds Ambassador Cyril Sikder . The post of the Bangladesh Ambassador in Nepal remained vacant for a good number of months, to recall.

A career diplomat, Mr. Kabir is a political scientist in his own right. He graduated from Dhaka University and secured First Class First Position as back as in 1976.

Ambassador Kabir did his Bachelor of Law course yet again from the same university.

He has also rendered his service as a teacher at the Department of Political Science and Law at the Dhaka university prior to his joining the Bangladesh Foreign service in 1981.

Ambassador Kabir has served as diplomat in various places such as New York, Washington D.C; Kolkata and had a smaller stint even in Kathmandu for a month during the eleventh SAARC Summit held in Nepal.

He has represented his country in various International conferences and organizations including the UNGA and NAM, among others.

Ambassador Kabir prior to his Kathmandu assignment was serving as Director General, SAARC Division, in the foreign ministry.

He speaks English, Hindi and French languages with proper fluency.

Mr. Kabir participated in the Liberation War of Bangladesh in 1971 as a freedom fighter.

The Nepal-SAARC Journalists’ Forum congratulates Ambassador Kabir and assures him of the Forum’s support in his endeavor of enhancing Nepal-B’desh friendly ties.