Diplomat’s dilemma

Hasanuzzaman Khan

Bangladesh permanent representative to UN Ismat Jahan is learnt to have expressed her desire to marry a Dutch national presently staying in New York. She has communicated her desire to the foreign ministry in Dhaka and sought permission. But as per foreign service rules a diplomat is not allowed to marry a foreigner as there is a risk of state secret being leaked out.
The Foreign Ministry is yet to give permission to her to marry the foreign national.
Earlier, Anwarul Karim Choudhury, a permanent representative to UN, married a Nepali woman when he was posted in Kathmandu as Ambassador. [Read more]


 

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