Bangladeshi-born British diplomat Anwar Chowdhury is appointed as governor of Cayman Islands in the United Kingdom.

He was born in Jagannathpur, Sunamganj.The British Foreign and Commonwealth Office announced its appointment on Monday.He is currently serving as British ambassador to Peru. In the West Caribbean Sea, he will join the British Land Cayman Islands as the governor in March next year. In addition to advising the monarchy about the terrain, he will represent the British Queen as the governor.British High Commissioner to Dhaka from Bangladesh for four years since 2004, he was the British High Commissioner. At that time, a grenade attack was targeted in Sylhet to kill Hazrat Shahjalal (ra) in the premises of the shrine.At least three people were killed and 40 others including those injured in the attack. Recently, the main accused, Harkatul Jihad leader Mufti Hannan, was hanged for three.Anwar Chowdhury, who returned to office in 2008 after serving as British High Commissioner for four years, served as the Director of the International Institution Division of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office until 2011. Later he worked in several other posts of the office. In 2013, he was sent as an ambassador to Peru.