The New Nation - Internet Edition

M Serajul Islam, a retired Grade A Ambassador/Secretary to the Government of Bangladesh joined Southeast Bank Limited as Executive Director.

A professional diplomat, Ambassador Islam started his career in the erstwhile Pakistan Foreign Service. He was posted in Bangladesh missions in Canberra, New Delhi, Washington and Beijing. His two ambassadorial assignments were to Egypt with concurrent accreditation to Greece, Cyprus, Sudan, Ethiopia and Japan. At the headquarter in Dhaka, he served as Director General, South Asia and Far East. He retired from the government service in April 2006.

During his career, Ambassador Islam attended a number of international conferences as a member of the Bangladesh delegation.

These included the UNIDO 111 in New Delhi, Commonwealth Heads of Regional Governments Meeting in Fiji and Melbourne.

Prior to joining the Pakistan Foreign Service, Ambassador Islam taught Political Science at the University of Dhaka as a Lecturer. Ambassador Islam also undertook graduate studies in Political Science in the University of Brock, Canada in 1975-1976.

Diplomat Islam was actively associated with sports. He played cricket and captained the Dhaka University Tennis Team in 1968 and 1969.