Foreign Secretary (Bangladesh)

The Foreign Secretary is the most senior diplomat and governmental, non-political official in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) of the Government of Bangladesh.

TypeCivil Servant

Reports to Prime Minister

SeatSegunbagicha, Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh

Appointer Prime Minister

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Foreign Secretary of Bangladesh
বাংলাদেশের পররাষ্ট্র সচিব
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Incumbent Asad Alam Siam since 19 June 2025
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Type	Civil Servant
Reports to	Prime Minister
Seat	Segunbagicha, Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh
Appointer	Prime Minister
Term length	Until the age of 59 Term contractually extendable
Inaugural holder	Abul Fateh
Formation	16 July 1971; 55 years ago (1971-07-16)
Salary	৳112080 (US$910) per month (incl. allowances)
Website	Ministry of Foreign Affairs

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The holder of the post heads all functions of their ministry, including the Foreign Service (also called Diplomatic Service) and reports to the Foreign Minister, who is the most senior political figure with responsibilities for Foreign Affairs.

The current Foreign Secretary is Md. Ruhul Alam Siddique.^[1] The first Foreign Secretary was Abul Fateh.