Ambassadors of Bangladesh

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Map of countries and territories with current diplomatic missions of Bangladesh
  People's Republic of Bangladesh
  Hosts a Bangladeshi embassy/high commission

Ambassadors of Bangladesh are persons appointed by the President of Bangladesh to serve as Bangladesh's diplomatic representatives to foreign nations, international organizations, and as ambassadors-at-large. As of 2024, it has 80 missions around the world, of which 58 are embassies or high commissions, 20 are consular missions, and two are permanent missions to the United Nations in New York City and Geneva. [1]

Current ambassadors of Bangladesh

RegionHost CountryAmbassador nameTitleStart of TermReference
Americas United States Asad Alam Siam Ambassador [2]
Oceania Australia M Allama Siddiki High Commissioner2 November 2022 [3]
Europe Austria Toufique Hasan Ambassador

Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations Office in Vienna

November 2024 [4]
Asia Algeria Muhammad Zulqar Nain AmbassadorDecember 2020 [5]
Americas Brazil Sadia Faizunnesa Ambassador17 October 2021 [6]
Asia Bahrain Md Rais Hasan Sarower Ambassador25 February 2025 [7]
AsiaBhutan Shib Nath Roy AmbassadorNovember 2022 [8] [9]
Asia Brunei Naureen Ahsan AmbassadorJune 2024 [10]
Europe Belgium Khandaker Masudul Alam Ambassador

Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the European Union

November 2024 [4]
Asia China Md. Nazmul Islam AmbassadorDecember 2024 [11]
Americas Canada Nahida Sobhan High CommissionerMay 2024 [12]
Europe Denmark A. K. M. Shahidul Karim AmbassadorJuly 2022 [13]
Africa Ethiopia Sikder Bodiruzzaman Ambassador23 August 2023 [14]
Africa Egypt Samina Naz AmbassadorJuly 2023 [15]
Europe France Khondker M. Talha AmbassadorSeptember 2021 [16]
Europe Germany Md Mosharraf Hossain Bhuiyan Ambassador2 October 2020 [17]
Europe Greece Nahida Rahman Shumona Ambassador3 July 2024 [18]
Asia India M. Riaz Hamidullah High Commissioner29 May 2025 [19]
Asia Indonesia Md. Tarikul Islam Ambassador11 December 2023 [20]
Asia Iran Manjurul Karim Khan Chowdhury AmbassadorMarch 2023 [21] [22]
Asia Iraq Mohammad Fazlul Bari AmbassadorAugust 2024 [23]
Europe Italy A. T. M. Rokebul Haque AmbassadorOctober 2024 [24]
Asia Japan Shahabuddin Ahmed AmbassadorMarch 2023 [25]
Asia Jordan Noor-E Helal Saifur Rahman AmbassadorJune 2024 [26]
Africa Kenya Tareque Muhammad High CommissionerJune 2024 [27] [28]
Asia Kuwait Muhammad Ashikuzzaman Ambassador13 July 2020 [29] [30]
Asia Lebanon Javed Tanveer Khan Ambassador [31] [32]
Africa Libya Abul Hasnat Mohammad Khairul Bashar AmbassadorMay 2023 [33]
Africa Mauritius Zokey Ahad High CommissionerJune 2024 [34]
Africa Morocco Mohammad Harun Al Rashid Ambassador11 October 2023 [35]
Americas Mexico M Mushfiqul Fazal Ansarey AmbassadorFebruary 2025 [36]
Asia Malaysia Md. Shameem Ahsan High CommissionerOctober 2023 [37]
Asia Maldives S. M. Abul Kalam Azad High CommissionerApril 2022 [38]
Asia Myanmar Md. Monwar Hossain AmbassadorJanuary 2023 [39] [40]
Africa Nigeria Masudur Rahman AmbassadorMarch 2021 [41]
Asia Nepal Salahuddin Noman Chowdhury Ambassador11 November 2020 [42]
Europe Netherlands Tareque Muhammad AmbassadorAugust 2024 [43] [44]
Asia Oman Md. Nazmul Islam AmbassadorOctober 2022 [45]
Asia Pakistan Iqbal Hussain Khan AmbassadorJuly 2024 [46]
Asia Philippines F. M. Borhan Uddin AmbassadorOctober 2021 [47]
Europe Poland Sultana Laila Hossain Ambassador [48]
Europe Portugal Rezina Ahmed AmbassadorJune 2023 [49]
Asia Qatar Md. Nazrul Islam AmbassadorOctober 2022 [50]
Europe Romania Shahnaz Gazi AmbassadorFebruary 2025 [51]
Europe Russia Kamrul Ahsan AmbassadorJanuary 2020 [52]
Africa South Africa Shah Ahmed Shafi High CommissionerSeptember 2024 [53]
Asia Saudi Arabia Md. Delwar Hossain AmbassadorJanuary 2025 [54]
Asia Singapore Ferdousi Shahriar High CommissionerNovember 2024 [4]
Asia South Korea Toufiq Islam Shatil ndc AmbassadorFebruary 2025
Asia Sri Lanka Andalib Elias High CommissionerOctober 2024 [55] [56]
Europe Spain Mohammad Sarwar Mahmood AmbassadorFebruary 2021 [57] [58]
Europe Sweden Mehdi Hasan AmbassadorMarch 2022 [59]
Asia Thailand Faiyaz Murshid Kazi Ambassador [60]
Asia Turkey M Amanul Haq AmbassadorJanuary 2023 [61]
Asia United Arab Emirates Tareq Ahmed AmbassadorDecember 2024 [62]
Asia Uzbekistan Mohammad Manirul Islam AmbassadorAugust 2023 [63]
Europe United Kingdom VacantHigh CommissionerSeptember 2024 [64]
AsiaVietnam Md Lutfor Rahman AmbassadorJuly 2023 [65] [66]

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