A. T. M. Nazimullah Chowdhury

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A. T. M. Nazimullah Chowdhury is a retired Bangladeshi diplomat and former ambassador of Bangladesh to Russia. He is the former ambassador of Bangladesh to United Arab Emirates. [1]

Career

Chowdhury joined the Civil Service of Bangladesh on 21 December 1974. [2] He was the second secretary at the Permanent Mission of Bangladesh to the United Nations in Geneva. [3] He served in the Permanent Mission of Bangladesh to the United Nations. [4] He was a consul at the Bangladeshi embassy in Rome in the 1980s. [5]

On 9 August 2002, Chowdhury was appointed Ambassador of Bangladesh to Russia, replacing S. K. Sharjil Hassan. [6] He served as the Ambassador of Bangladesh to Russia till 6 February 2005 before being replaced by Amir Hussein Sikder. [6]

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party government appointed Chowdhury as the Ambassador of Bangladesh to the United Arab Emirates in February 2006. [7] [8]

Chowdhury was suspended as Bangladesh's envoy to the United Arab Emirates. [9] M Nazmul Quaunine replaced him as the Ambassador of Bangladesh to the United Arab Emirates in June 2008. [10] He was sentenced to five years' imprisonment by a special court on 16 November 2008 in a corruption case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission. [9] The case, filed in May 2008, alleged he had embezzled funds from the state for personal purchases. [11] [1] His defence lawyers, Barrister Ahsanul Karim and Advocate Mohammad Zakaria, alleged the verdict violated a High Court Division stay order issued on November 12 halting proceedings for six months. [9] They plan to file a contempt of court petition against the judge and prosecutor for disregarding the High Court directive. [9]

In April 2010, the Appellate Division directed Chowdhury to surrender before the trial court by 25 April in the corruption case. [12] The court declared that as a fugitive, Nazimullah is not entitled to any legal relief until he surrenders. [12] The case, filed in 2008, alleges he caused a loss of BDT 2.1 million to the state through "abuse of power and deception". [12] In August 2013, the High Court Division sentenced him to three years imprisonment in the case while rejecting his appeal. [8]

References

  1. 1 2 "Envoy in Abu Dhabi sued for misuse of power". The Daily Star. 2008-05-15. Retrieved 2025-07-08.
  2. ↑ "The Bangladesh Gazette" (PDF). Department of Printing and Publications . 1 September 1980. p. 3108. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
  3. ↑ Final Report. 1971. p. 60.
  4. ↑ Council, United Nations Economic and Social (1981). Documents. UN. p. 2.
  5. ↑ Publicus (in French). Schwabe. 1983. p. 182.
  6. 1 2 "BANGLADESH AMBASSADORS TO USSR/ RUSSIAN FEDERATION". moscow.mofa.gov.bd. Archived from the original on 2024-12-13. Retrieved 2025-07-08.
  7. ↑ "Nazimullah new envoy to UAE". The Daily Star. 20 February 2006. Retrieved 2025-07-08.
  8. 1 2 "Ex-envoy to UAE jailed for graft". The Daily Star. 2013-08-03. Retrieved 2025-07-08.
  9. 1 2 3 4 "Special court ignores HC stay in verdict". The Daily Star. 2008-11-18. Retrieved 2025-07-08.
  10. ↑ "Nazmul Quaunine made Ambassador to UAE". today.thefinancialexpress.com.bd. Retrieved 2025-07-08.
  11. ↑ "Suspended envoy gets five years". The Daily Star. 2008-11-17. Retrieved 2025-07-08.
  12. 1 2 3 "Ex-ambassador Nazimullah asked to surrender by April 25". The Daily Star. 2010-04-23. Retrieved 2025-07-08.
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