Asif Chowdhury elected World Federation of Consuls member

Diplomatic Correspondent

Asif A Chowdhury, honorary consul of Chile in Bangladesh, was elected as a member of World Federation of Consuls (FICAC)-Board of Directors for the next three years after securing the highest number of votes among Saarc candidates.

The voting took place at the 11th World Congress of Consuls organised in Istanbul, Turkey during November 18-22 by FICAC, said a press release. Asif, also president of Consular Corps in Bangladesh, held the post of chairman of FICAC, South Asia region from 2014.