Shahidul Haque joined the Bangladesh Foreign Service in 1986. From 1988 to 1995, Shahidul Haque was the assistant secretary at the South Asia desk at the Foreign Ministry of Bangladesh. Shahidul Haque served at the Bangladesh High Commission from 1990 to 1994. On his return to the ministry, Shahidul Haque was made the director general. He was promoted and made the full secretary on 18 July 2013. Shahidul Haque is a senior fellow at the South Asian Institute of Policy and Governance at
North South University. ==Personal life==