Bangladesh, July 9 -- The government has appointed internationally renowned human rights advocate and former senior United Nations official Irene Khan as Bangladesh's next Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York.

She has been replaced incumbent envoy Salahuddin Noman Chowdhury, as part of a wider restructuring of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs ahead of the United Nations General Assembly in September.

A gazette notification issued by the Cabinet Division on Wednesday said Irene Khan would enjoy the status and privileges of a state minister during her tenure as Bangladesh's Permanent Representative.

In a separate move, the government appointed AKM Wahiduzzaman as Bangladesh's Deputy Permanent Representative to the U...