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High Commissioner of Bangladesh to the Republic of India ভারতে নিযুক্ত বাংলাদেশের হাইকমিশনার | |
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Ministry of Foreign Affairs | |
Style |
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Reports to | Prime Minister Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
Residence | New Delhi, Delhi |
Seat | S Radhakrishna Marg, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi, India |
Nominator | The Government of Bangladesh |
Appointer |
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Inaugural holder | A R Mallick |
Formation | March 13, 1972 |
Salary | ৳ 300,000 Monthly (US$ 3,526) ৳ 36,00,000 Annually (US$ 42,313) |
Website | Official website |
The High Commissioner of Bangladesh to the Republic of India is the chief diplomatic representative of Bangladesh to India.
Name | Took office | Left office | Notes |
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A R Mallick | March 13, 1972 | January 25, 1975 | [1] |
Shamsur Rahman | August 7, 1975 | October 16, 1978 | |
Abul Ehsan | November 21, 1978 | May 31, 1982 | |
A. K. Khandker | July 15,1982 | July 25,1986 | [2] |
Faruq Ahmed Choudhury | August 08, 1986 | January 03, 1992 | [3] |
Farooq Sobhan | May 19, 1992 | February 28,1995 | [4] |
C. M. Shafi Sami | April 7, 1995 | June 7, 1999 | [5] |
Mostafa Faruk Mohammad | August 6,1999 | December 31, 2001 | [6] |
Tufail K. Haider | January 31, 2002 | October 15, 2003 | |
Hemayetuddin | November 23, 2003 | March 08,2005 | [7] |
Liquat Ali Chowdhury | May 28, 2005 | May 06, 2009 | [8] |
Tariq Ahmed Karim | August 2009 | October 2014 | [9] [10] |
Syed Muazzem Ali | 2014 | November 2019 | [11] |
Muhammad Imran | November 2019 | July 2022 | [12] [13] |
Mustafizur Rahman | July 2022 | Incumbent | [14] |
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