UNB, Dhaka

The government on Monday appointed journalist Mushfiqul Fazal Ansarey as an ambassador of Bangladesh mission abroad with the rank of senior secretary for three years.

The Ministry of Public Administration issued a notification in this regard.

According to the notification, Ansarey was appointed on the condition of severing all ties with any profession, business, government or semi-government organisation for three years from the day of joining.

However, it has not been known yet in which country he will work as Bangladesh ambassador.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs will soon issue an order regarding his specific posting.

Ansarey returned to the country Bangladesh from the US on September 12 after nearly a decade in exile.

He is a Washington DC-based Bangladeshi journalist well known for asking questions at the press briefings of the United States Department of State.

He is the executive editor for the Washington based foreign policy magazine, South Asia Perspectives (SAP).

He is working for JustNewsBD as editor and white house correspondent, covering the UN, US State Department, and Pentagon. He is also the executive director at Right to Freedom – R2F, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organisation based in Washington DC, USA. He is a permanent correspondent of the United Nation headquarters.

He worked as assistant press secretary (2001-2006) to former prime minister Khaleda Zia, diplomatic correspondent of the oldest Bengali daily- Ittefaq.

Ansarey hosted a popular TV show at the NTV, titled Hello Excellency. Around sixty ambassadors and foreign dignitaries participated in the show.