Sultana Laila Hossain

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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]

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Early life

Hossain did her bachelor's and master's in microbiology at the University of Dhaka. [5] [6]

Career

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]

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  6. 1 2 3 "Under-Secretary of State receives an accreditation visit from the new Ambassador of Bangladesh | Ārlietu ministrija". www.mfa.gov.lv. Retrieved 2025-03-01.
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  9. "Laila, Monirul new envoys to Morocco, Ethiopia". The Daily Star. 2016-01-08. Retrieved 2025-03-01.
  10. Kitsoft. "Embassy of Ukraine in the Republic of India - President of Ukraine accepted the letters of credence from the Ambassador of Bangladesh to Ukraine". india.mfa.gov.ua. Retrieved 2025-03-01.
  11. "Missile attack kills Bangladeshi sailor in Ukraine". The Daily Star. 2022-03-03. Retrieved 2025-03-01.
  12. "Charter flights to relocate the Bangladeshis". The Daily Star. 2022-02-25. Retrieved 2025-03-01.
  13. "Bangladesh high commissioner to Pakistan asked to return home". The Daily Star. 2024-03-25. Retrieved 2025-03-01.