Alimul Haque

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Alimul Haque is a retired diplomat and former commissioner of Bangladesh to Pakistan. [1] [2] He was the deputy High commissioner of Bangladesh to India. [3] [4]

Career

Haue was the second secretary of the Permanent Mission of Bangladesh to the United Nations in 1979. [5] He was the first secretary of the Permanent Mission of Bangladesh to the United Nations in Geneva. [6] He was a counsellor at the Bangladesh Embassy in Beijing. [7]

In August 1999, while serving as the acting High Commissioner of Bangladesh to India, Haque was summoned by Indian officials following cross-border firing between the Border Security Force of India and the Bangladesh Rifles in Tripura. [8] During the diplomatic exchange, Haque conveyed Dhaka's position that Indian forces provoked the clash. [8] The incident occurred amid broader tensions between the two countries over border disputes and mutual allegations regarding insurgent activity. [8]

Haque was appointed High Commissioner of Bangladesh to Pakistan in March 2000, replacing Masum A. Chowdhury. [9]

In April 2003, Haque completed his tenure as the High Commissioner of Bangladesh to Pakistan. [10] During a farewell meeting with Pakistani Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali, both sides expressed satisfaction over the state of bilateral relations and discussed opportunities for expanding cooperation. [10] F. A. Shamim Ahmed succeeded him as the High Commissioner of Bangladesh to Pakistan. [9]

While serving as Bangladesh’s Ambassador to Germany in 2004, Haque was involved in official communications surrounding the death of prominent Bangladeshi writer and academic Humayun Azad. [11] Following Azad’s death in Munich, Haque confirmed to The Daily Star that the Munich police had informed the High Commission the cause of death was determined to be natural, based on a post-mortem. [11] He stated that the High Commission was coordinating with German authorities and the Bangladesh Foreign Ministry to facilitate the repatriation of Azad’s body. [11]

References

  1. ↑ Foreign Affairs Pakistan. Pakistan, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 2003. p. 129.
  2. ↑ "Joint declaration reflects political acumen of leaders: Kasuri". DAWN.COM. 2004-01-23. Retrieved 2025-06-02.
  3. ↑ Indian Railways. Railway Board. 1996. p. 6.
  4. ↑ Bakshi, Akhil (2004). Between Heaven and Hell: Travels Through Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, and India : an Account of the Expedition Hands Across the Borders. Odyssey Books. p. 231.
  5. ↑ "Provisional list of Representat ives to the Thirty-Fourth Ses sion of the General Assembly" (PDF). United Nations Digital Library System. p. 10. Retrieved 2 June 2025.
  6. ↑ Mey, Wolfgang (1984). They are Now Burning Village After Village: Genocide in the Chittagong Hill Tracts, Bangladesh. International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs. p. 86.
  7. ↑ Nations, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United (1990). Report of 20th FAO Regional Conference for Asia and the Pacific: Beijing, China, 23-27 April 1990. FAO. p. 30. ISBN   978-92-5-102978-7.
  8. 1 2 3 "FLARE-UP IN DISCORD WITH DHAKA". The Telegraph India. 24 August 1999. Retrieved 2 June 2025.
  9. 1 2 "Roll of Honour". Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Retrieved 2 June 2025.
  10. 1 2 "PML-Q believes in tolerance: Jamali". DAWN.COM. 2003-04-14. Retrieved 2025-06-02.
  11. 1 2 3 "Humayun Azad found dead in Munich". The Daily Star. 14 August 2004. Retrieved 2 June 2025.
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