Jishnu Roy Chowdhury

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Jishnu Roy Chowdhury is a Bangladeshi civil servant and former ambassador of Bangladesh to Bhutan. [1] He is an advisor to Upay, United Commercial Bank PLC's mobile financial service provider. [2] He is the former private secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs Dipu Moni. [3]

Career

Chowdhury joined the Bangladesh Civil Service in 1984. [4]

Chowdhury was appointed private secretary to the foreign minister Dipu Moni in January 2009 after the Sheikh Hasina led Awami League government took power. [4] He was promoted to Joint Secretary in September 2009. [5]

In November 2013, Chowdhury was appointed ambassador of Bangladesh to Bhutan. [4] His appointment was described as a violation of the civil service rules. [4] According to the rules, he should have been appointed by the Ministry of Public Administration and not the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. [4] He hosted the Bangladesh U15 women’s national team in August 2018 in Bhutan. [6] He accompanied Prime Minister of Bhutan Dr Lotay Tshering on his official trip to Bangladesh. [7] He hosted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina who inaugurated foundation stone of Chancery for the embassy of Bangladesh in Bhutan. [8] [9] He signed a lease agreement with Pema Chewang secretary of the National Land Commission. [10]

Chowdhury was part of a investigation team that looked at allegations of sexual harassment allegations against Md. Tauhedul Islam, the Bangladesh Consul General in Milan, by a coworker. [11] The investigation team, which included director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Kazi Anarkoly and Additional Secretary of the Prime Minister's Office Paban Chowdhury, found evidence in favor of the allegations. [11]

Chowdhury is an advisor to Upay, United Commercial Bank PLC's mobile financial service provider. [12]

References

  1. ↑ "Chronicle of Rokeya Sultana, an artistic polymath -". The Daily Observer. Retrieved 2025-02-19.
  2. ↑ "UCB signs bancassurance agreement with Jiban Bima Corporation". The Business Standard. 2024-06-09. Retrieved 2025-02-19.
  3. ↑ Sea, Intl Tribunal for the Law of the (2014-10-13). Pleadings, Minutes of Public Sittings and Documents / Mémoires, procès-verbaux des audiences publiques et documents, Volume 17 (2012) - (2 vol. set). Hotei Publishing. p. 1616. ISBN   978-90-04-27246-0.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 "Dipu Moni's ex-PS made ambassador to Bhutan". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 2025-02-19.
  5. ↑ "Names of promoted government officials". archive.thedailystar.net. Retrieved 2025-02-19.
  6. ↑ trumptree360. "BD ambassador to Bhutan hosts U15 girls |". BFF. Retrieved 2025-02-19.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  7. ↑ "Bhutan Prime Minister calls on President". Daily Sun. 13 April 2019. Retrieved 2025-02-19.
  8. ↑ "PM unveiled stone plaque of BD embassy Chancery in Thimphu | The Asian Age Online, Bangladesh". The Asian Age. Retrieved 2025-02-19.
  9. ↑ "PM unveils Bangladesh embassy Chancery in Thimphu". PM unveils Bangladesh embassy Chancery in Thimphu | theindependentbd.com. Retrieved 2025-02-19.
  10. ↑ "PM unveils foundation stone plaque of Bangladesh Chancery in Thimphu". Daily Sun. 19 April 2017. Retrieved 2025-02-19.
  11. 1 2 "Consul general in Milan to be recalled". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 2025-02-19.
  12. ↑ "upay signs agreement with Sylhet education board". New Age (Bangladesh) . 23 October 2022. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
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