Mohammad Harun Al Rashid | |
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মোহাম্মদ হারুন আল রশিদ | |
| Ambassador of Bangladesh to Morocco | |
| In office October 2023 –11 December 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Md Shahdat Hossain |
| Succeeded by | Sadia Faizunnesa |
| Personal details | |
| Born | |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Alma mater | University of Dhaka |
Mohammad Harun Al Rashid is a Bangladeshi diplomat and former ambassador of Bangladesh to Morocco. [1] [2] [3]
Rashid was born in Feni District. [4] He did his bachelors in physics at the University of Dhaka. [4]
Rashid joined the 20th batch of Bangladesh Civil Service in 2001 as a foreign service cadre. [4] [5] He has served in the embassy of Bangladesh in Cairo,Mexico City,Madrid,and Rome. [4] He was the director-general of the public diplomacy wing at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. [4]
Rashid was appointed the ambassador of Bangladesh to Morocco in October 2023. [4] He was the former deputy high commissioner of Bangladesh to Canada. [4]
After the fall of the Sheikh Hasina led Awami League government,Rashid was ordered to return home in December 2024. [6] He delayed his return then posted on Facebook against the Muhammad Yunus led interim government. [6] He had titled his post,"A Plea for Bangladesh-and for Myself Subject:Bangladesh's Descent into Anarchy under Yunus-The World's Silence is painful",and in response,the interim government cancelled his and his family's passports. [6] It was reported that Rashid had moved to Ottawa,Canada. [7]