Govt appoints Nahida Sobhan as Bangladesh envoy to Canada

Govt appoints Nahida Sobhan as Bangladesh envoy to Canada

Dhaka, May 30 - The government has appointed Nahida Sobhan, the serving Bangladesh Ambassador to Jordan, as the next High Commissioner of Bangladesh to Canada. 

She will be replacing Ambassador Dr Khalilur Rahman in this capacity, said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Wednesday night.    

Nahida Sobhan, a career diplomat of the 15th batch of BCS (Foreign Affairs) cadre, joined Foreign Service in 1995. 

Since February 2020, she has been serving as Ambassador of Bangladesh to the Kingdom of Jordan, with concurrent accreditation to Palestine and Syria. 

In her diplomatic career, Nahida Sobhan has also served in Bangladesh Missions at Rome, Kolkata, and Geneva in different capacities. 

At the headquarters, she has held several important positions like Director General of UN and Human Rights Wing as well as Multilateral Economic Affairs Wing.         

Nahida Sobhan obtained her Master of Arts degree in English Literature from the University of Dhaka. 

She also completed several professional training courses both at home and abroad and represented Bangladesh in numerous bilateral and multilateral meetings. 

Ambassador Nahida Sobhan is fluent in English and French, while Bengali is her native language. She is also learning Arabic. -UNB