Dhaka: The government on Thursday appointed M Allama Siddiki, currently serving as Director General (Administration) at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as Bangladesh next Ambassador to Turkey.

Siddiki will concurrently serve as Bangladesh Ambassador to Bulgaria, Azerbaijan and Armenia.

A career diplomat, Allama Siddiki belongs to the 10^th batch of BCS (Foreign Affairs) Cadre.

In his diplomatic career, he served at Bangladesh Missions in London, Islamabad, Kolkata and Tokyo in different capacities.