State Minister Rumana Ali emphasised the government's commitment to ensuring transparency throughout the recruitment process
A career diplomat, Islam is currently serving as Ambassador to Saudi Arabia.
He also served as Bangladesh High Commissioner to South Africa.
Islam joined the Foreign Service through BCS 1984 batch.
In his long career, he served in Bangladesh Missions in Brussels, Colombo, Abu Dhabi, Rome and Los Angeles in different capacities.
He had his masters in journalism from Dhaka University, and international politics from the Université libre de Bruxelles, Belgium.