The report also finds that environmental issues cause 5.2 billion days of illness annually and cost the equivalent of 17.6 percent of the country's GDP in 2019
A career diplomat, Ahmed joined the Bangladesh Foreign Service in 1994 and is currently serving as the Consul General of Bangladesh Consulate General in Milan, Italy.
She earlier served in Bangladesh missions in Canberra, Moscow and Yangon in different capacities. She studied international relations from Dhaka University.