M. Shafiullah
M. Shafiullah is a retired diplomat and former Ambassador of Bangladesh to Libya.[1][2] He was a Senior Research Fellow at Bangladesh Enterprise Institute.[3] He is a former Press officer of President Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the founding President of Bangladesh. He is a director of the Centre for Governance Studies, a think-tank.[4]
Early life
[edit]Shafiullah has a master's in psychology from the University of Dhaka.[5]
Career
[edit]During the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971, Shafiullah was stuck in West Pakistan.[5] He returned to independent Bangladesh by crossing the border with Afghanistan.[5] He served as the Press officer of President Sheikh Mujibur Rahman from 1972 to 1975.[5][6]
Shafiullah was the Director-General for Middle East and North Africa at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.[5] In 1991 after Saddam Hossain invaded Kuwait, he worked on repatriating 70 thousand Bangladeshi expats from Kuwait.[5]
Shafiullah was made ambassador of Bangladesh to Libya in 1995.[5] He was concurrently accredited to Malta, State of Palestine, and Tunisia.[5][7] He tried in 2001.[5] He said Afghanistan joined SAARC with the support of the United States and indirect support of India.[8]
Shafiullah was a Senior Research Fellow at Bangladesh Enterprise Institute from 2002.[5] He was the project coordinator of the Charting a Roadmap for Transition to Business-to-Business e-Commerce project of the Bangladesh Enterprise Instittue.[9] He praised 2018 Bangladesh road-safety protests and the 2018 Bangladesh quota reform movement.[10] He has been critical of Bangladesh-India relations describing it as unbalanced and in favor of India.[11]
References
[edit]- ^ "Report on the Event of "Meet the Ambassador: Ambassador of Turkey" | CGS". cgs-bd.com. Retrieved 2024-12-03.
- ^ Shafiullah, M.; Ambassador, Former; Gulshan; Dhaka (2011-03-25). "Response to article titled 'Libya Crisis'". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2024-12-03.
- ^ Sobhan, Farooq (2004). Strengthening Cooperation and Security in South Asia Post 9/11. University Press Limited. p. 187. ISBN 978-984-05-1694-0.
- ^ "Board of Directors | CGS". cgs-bd.com. Retrieved 2024-12-03.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "M. SHAFIULLAH | CGS". cgs-bd.com. Retrieved 2024-12-03.
- ^ Shafiullah, M. (5 April 2005). "The recognition story". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2024-12-03.
- ^ "Image of Bangladesh abroad". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2024-12-03.
- ^ "Inclusion of Afghanistan in SAARC: from reluctance to sudden rush". The Daily Star. 2008-03-15. Retrieved 2024-12-03.
- ^ "BEI | Details". bei-bd.org. Retrieved 2024-12-03.
- ^ "'Atmosphere not favourable yet'". The Daily Star. 2018-12-12. Retrieved 2024-12-03.
- ^ "Cooperation, controversies mark Bangladesh-India relations: Seminar". Prothom Alo. 2017-08-16. Retrieved 2024-12-03.