Sultana Laila Hossain is a Bangladeshi diplomat and former ambassador of Bangladesh to Poland and [1] [2] Morocco. [3] She is the former Consulate General of Bangladesh in Los Angeles. [4]
Hossain did her bachelor's and master's in microbiology at the University of Dhaka. [5] [6]
Hossain joined the foreign service cadre through the 11th batch of the Bangladesh Civil Service. [7] She had served in the High Commission of Bangladesh in India and the Embassy of Bangladesh in Myanmar. [6] She was the Director General of Consular and Welfare Wing at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. [8] She was the Consulate General of Bangladesh in Los Angeles. [7]
Hossain was appointed the Ambassador of Bangladesh to Morocco in January 2016 replacing Ambassador Md Monirul Islam who was appointed the first Ambassador of Bangladesh to Ethiopia. [9] She was replaced by Priyatosh Saha in Los Angeles. [3]
In August 2020, Hossain was appointed ambassador of Bangladesh to Poland. [7] She was concurrently the ambassador of Bangladesh to Ukraine and Latvia. [10] [6]
Hossain communicated with crews of MV Banglar Samriddhi after the ship was hit by a Russian missile during the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022. [11] Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina awarded her the Bangabandhu Medal for Diplomatic Excellence for evacuating Bangladeshi citizens from Ukraine. [1] [12]
In March 2024, the government of Bangladesh ordered her recall to appoint her in a new post. [13]