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The first diplomatic mission of modern Bangladesh was founded in Kolkata on 18 April 1971 after M Hossain Ali, the deputy high commissioner of Pakistan, and the other ethnic Bengali staff at the mission defected to the Bangladeshi provisional government amidst a spate of similar defections around the world during the Bangladesh Liberation War.
Prime minister of Bangladesh President of the United States Term end April 26, 1972: May 5, 1972: Enayet Karim: Agreement requested Mujibur Rahman: Richard Nixon: May 18, 1972: Embassy opened [1] Mujibur Rahman: Richard Nixon: May 18, 1972: July 1, 1972: Enayet Karim: Chargé d'affaires recalled for appointment as Foreign Secretary of ...
The first temporary embassy of Bangladesh in Washington, D.C., was located on Connecticut Avenue. [5]In March 1973, Bangladesh bought a building at 1732 Massachusetts Avenue NW, with the intention of establishing it as its first official embassy in Washington, D.C. [5] Some local residents opposed having an embassy at the location. [5]
In July 2022, Rahman was appointed the High Commissioner of Bangladesh to India. [3] He had been serving as the Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations Offices in Geneva and the ambassador of Bangladesh to Switzerland. [3] He replaced Muhammad Imran, who was appointed the Ambassador of Bangladesh to the United States. [2]
Name Took office Left office Notes A R Mallick: March 13, 1972 January 25, 1975 [1]Shamsur Rahman: August 7, 1975 October 16, 1978 Abul Ehsan: November 21, 1978
This is a list of diplomatic missions in Bangladesh. At present, the capital city of Dhaka hosts 49 resident embassies and high commissions, including the European Union delegation. Other countries have accredited missions to Bangladesh by being resident in neighboring nations. Honorary consulates and trade missions are omitted from this listing.
Saida Muna Tasneem is a Bangladeshi diplomat who has served as High Commissioner of Bangladesh to the United Kingdom and Ambassador to Ireland and Liberia from November 2018 to September 2024. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] She is the first woman to hold these positions.
The High Commissioner heads the Bangladeshi High Commission in Islamabad. [1] The post was created on 3 January 1976, shortly after Pakistan and Bangladesh established diplomatic relations. [1] [2] [3] Initially from 1976 to 1989, the Bangladeshi envoy held the rank of ambassador. [4] After Pakistan rejoined the Commonwealth of Nations in 1989 ...