Nasim Ferdous

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Nasim Ferdous
নাসিম ফেরদৌস
Ambassador of Bangladesh to Egypt
In office
14 May 2006 –1 November 2007

Nasim Ferdous is a former Bangladeshi career diplomat. [2] She joined the foreign service in 1977. She is the first woman to enter in foreign service in Bangladesh. [3] She was also ambassador to Papua New Guinea, East Timor, Cyprus, and Egypt. [4] [5]

Career

Ferdous became the first woman to join the Bangladesh Foreign Service in 1977. [6]

Ferdous served as an ambassador to Indonesia from 2002 to 2006. She retired from the service in 2008. [7]

Ferdous is also an executive director of Bangladesh Alliance for Women Leadership (BDAWL) [8] and chairperson of the Home Economics Association. [9]

References

  1. ↑ https://www.tritiyomatra.com/profile/277
  2. ↑ "List of Former Ambassadors" (PDF). Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Bangladesh). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 October 2016. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
  3. ↑ 'নারীকে একটু দাবিয়ে রাখার চেষ্টা এখনও রয়েছে': বাংলাদেশের সাবেক রাষ্ট্রদূত নাসিম ফেরদৌস ['Attempt to oppress women still exists', says Bangladeshi former ambassador Nasim Ferdous]. BBC 100 Women (in Bengali). BBC Bengali. 1 December 2016. Archived from the original on 2 December 2016. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
  4. ↑ "Nasim Firdaus: Meet country's first female career diplomat". The Business Standard. 20 March 2022. Retrieved 17 February 2025.
  5. ↑ "Roll of honour". Bangladesh National Portal. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
  6. ↑ "Bangladeshi women advancing on the diplomatic front". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 17 February 2025.
  7. ↑ "Ex-envoys call for duty-free access to Indonesia". The Daily Star. Dhaka. 29 January 2014. Archived from the original on 8 November 2014. Retrieved 2 December 2016. Nasim Ferdous, who was the Bangladeshi ambassador to Indonesia from 2002 to 2006
  8. ↑ "Women lawmakers advocate women empowerment". Dhaka Tribune . 24 August 2013. Archived from the original on 2 December 2016. Retrieved 2 December 2016. Nasim Ferdous, Executive Director of BDAWL said media should highlight women members of both parties and also the independent candidates.
  9. ↑ "Home Economics Association of Bangladesh inaugurated". The Daily Observer . Dhaka. 31 October 2014. Archived from the original on 4 November 2014. Retrieved 2 December 2016.


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