[1] From 7 January 1980 to 15 September 1981, Islam served as the ambassador of Bangladesh to Bhutan.
A. Jaigirdar succeeded Islam as the ambassador of Bangladesh to Bhutan.
[4] He served as chief protocol officer to President Hussain Mohammad Ershad.
[5] From May 1998 to April 2001, Islam served as the High Commissioner of Bangladesh to Canada.
[6] In 1999, Islam, as High Commissioner of Bangladesh to Canada, asked the Canadian government to extradite S.H.M.B Noor Chowdhury, convicted assassin of President of Bangladesh Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.