Dhaka, Oct. 25 -- The government of Bangladesh has appointed Junior Foreign Minister Humaiun Kobir as acting foreign minister to lead Bangladesh's delegation at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting.

"This is to state that Mr Humaiun Kobir, State Minister-1, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Bangladesh, is conferred with the full authority of a Cabinet Minister as per clause 4 (iii) of the Rules of Business 1996 for the purpose of leading the Bangladesh delegation at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM 2026) to discharge the duties of the Foreign Minister as the acting Foreign Minister", the Bangladesh government said in a notification on Sunday.

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