The People's Republic of Bangladesh has a growing number of diplomatic and consular missions around the world. As of 2022 [update] , it has over 82 missions around the world, with 59 being embassies or high commissions; 20 being consular missions; and two permanent missions to the United Nations in New York City and Geneva. [1]
As a member of the Commonwealth of Nations, Bangladeshi diplomatic missions in the capital cities of fellow Commonwealth countries are known as "High Commissions" instead of Embassies. In some cities of Commonwealth countries, Bangladeshi consular missions are called "Assistant High Commissions" or "Deputy High Commissions".
The first diplomatic mission of modern Bangladesh was founded in Kolkata on 18 April 1971 after M Hossain Ali, the deputy high commissioner of Pakistan, and the other ethnic Bengali staff at the mission defected to the Bangladeshi provisional government amidst a spate of similar defections around the world during the Bangladesh Liberation War. Although it was not officially recognized by India at the time, it was allowed to function under Bangladeshi control. [2] Another mission in New Delhi was opened ten days later with the knowledge of the Indian Ministry of External Affairs. [3] Later that year, offices similar to trade missions were opened in countries such as the Soviet Union, Czechoslovakia, and Romania to represent Bangladesh until the country gained diplomatic recognition. [4]
In recent years, the Awami League party led government has decided to expand the country's diplomatic network to increase international trade and better serve Bangladeshis abroad, with plans to open over twenty new missions by the end of 2021 and add over thirty diplomatic missions by 2024. [5] [6]
Host country | Host city | Mission | Year opened | Concurrent accreditation | Ref(s) |
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![]() | Algiers | Embassy | 1973 [lower-alpha 1] | Countries: | [7] [8] [9] |
![]() | Cairo | Embassy | 1973 | Countries: | [7] [10] |
![]() | Addis Ababa | Embassy | 2016 | Countries: International organizations: | [7] [11] |
![]() | Nairobi | High Commission | 1978 | International organizations: | [7] [12] |
![]() | Tripoli | Embassy | 1975 | Countries: | [7] [13] [14] |
![]() | Port Louis | High Commission | 2012 | Countries: | [7] [15] |
![]() | Rabat | Embassy | 1990 | [7] | |
![]() | Abuja | High Commission | 2016 | Countries: | [7] [16] |
![]() | Pretoria | High Commission | 1995 | Countries: | [7] [17] [18] [19] [20] |
![]() | Khartoum | Embassy | 1972 | [21] |
Host country | Host city | Mission | Year opened | Concurrent accreditation | Ref(s) |
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![]() | Brasilia | Embassy | 2012 | [22] [23] [24] [25] | |
![]() | Ottawa | High Commission | 1972 | Countries: International organizations: | [22] [26] [27] [28] [29] |
Toronto | Consulate-General | 2018 | [22] [30] | ||
![]() | Mexico City | Embassy | 2012 | Countries: | [22] [31] [32] |
![]() | Washington, D.C. | Embassy | 1972 | Countries: International organizations: | [22] [33] [34] |
Los Angeles | Consulate-General | 1994 | [22] | ||
Miami | Consulate-General | 2021 | [22] | ||
New York City | Consulate-General | 1990 | [22] |
Host country | Host city | Mission | Year opened | Concurrent accreditation | Ref(s) |
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![]() | Manama | Embassy | 1983 | [35] | |
![]() | Thimphu | Embassy | 1980 | [36] | |
![]() | Bandar Seri Begawan | High Commission | 1985 [lower-alpha 4] | [37] | |
![]() | Beijing | Embassy | 1976 | [38] | |
Hong Kong | Consulate-General | 1976 | [38] | ||
Kunming | Consulate-General | 2013 | [38] | ||
![]() | New Delhi | High Commission | 1972 | [36] | |
Chennai | Deputy High Commission | [39] | |||
Kolkata | Deputy High Commission | 1971 | [36] [40] | ||
Mumbai | Deputy High Commission | 2013 | [36] | ||
Agartala | Assistant High Commission | 2015 [lower-alpha 5] | [36] [41] | ||
Guwahati | Assistant High Commission | 2017 | [36] [42] | ||
![]() | Jakarta | Embassy | 1972 | [37] | |
![]() | Tehran | Embassy | 1974 | Countries: | [35] [43] [44] |
![]() | Baghdad | Embassy | 1973 [lower-alpha 6] | [35] | |
![]() | Tokyo | Embassy | 1972 | [38] | |
![]() | Amman | Embassy | 1998 | [35] [45] [46] | |
![]() | Kuwait City | Embassy | 1974 | [35] | |
![]() | Beirut | Embassy | 2013 | [35] | |
![]() | Kuala Lumpur | High Commission | [37] | ||
![]() | Malé | High Commission | 1998 | [36] | |
![]() | Yangon | Embassy | 1972 | [37] | |
Sittwe | Consulate | 1972 | [37] | ||
![]() | Kathmandu | Embassy | 1971 | [36] | |
![]() | Muscat | Embassy | 1983 | [35] | |
![]() | Islamabad | High Commission | 1976 | [36] | |
Karachi | Deputy High Commission | 1976 | [36] | ||
![]() | Manila | Embassy | 1981 | [37] | |
![]() | Doha | Embassy | 1975 | [35] | |
![]() | Riyadh [lower-alpha 7] | Embassy | 1976 | Countries: International organizations: | [35] [47] |
Jeddah | Consulate-General | 1985 | [35] | ||
![]() | Singapore | High Commission | 1983 [lower-alpha 8] | [37] [48] | |
![]() | Seoul | Embassy | 1987 | [38] | |
![]() | Colombo | High Commission | 1972 | [36] | |
![]() | Bangkok | Embassy | 1975 | Countries: International organizations: | [37] [49] |
![]() | Ankara | Embassy | 1977 | Countries: | [50] [51] |
Istanbul | Consulate-General | 2012 | [50] | ||
![]() | Abu Dhabi | Embassy | 1974 | [35] | |
Dubai | Consulate-General | 1980 | [35] | ||
![]() | Tashkent | Embassy | 1996 | Countries: | [50] [52] |
![]() | Hanoi | Embassy | 1993 | Countries: | [37] [53] |
Host country | Host city | Mission | Year opened | Concurrent accreditation | Ref(s) |
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![]() | Vienna | Embassy | 2014 | [54] [55] [56] [57] | |
![]() | Brussels | Embassy | 1973 | Countries: International organizations: | [54] |
![]() | Copenhagen | Embassy | 2015 | [54] | |
![]() | Paris | Embassy | 1972 | Countries: International organizations: | [54] [58] |
![]() | Berlin | Embassy | 1972 | [54] [59] | |
![]() | Athens | Embassy | 2009 | [54] [60] [61] | |
![]() | Rome | Embassy | 1973 | Countries: International organizations: | [54] [62] |
Milan | Consulate-General | 2011 | [54] | ||
![]() | The Hague | Embassy | 1995 | Countries: | [54] [63] [64] |
![]() | Warsaw | Embassy | 1972 [lower-alpha 9] | [50] [65] [66] [67] | |
![]() | Lisbon | Embassy | 2012 | Countries: | [54] [68] |
![]() | Bucharest | Embassy | 1975 [lower-alpha 10] | Countries: | [50] [69] [70] [71] [72] |
![]() | Moscow | Embassy | 1972 | Countries: | [50] [73] [74] |
![]() | Madrid | Embassy | 1996 | [54] | |
![]() | Stockholm | Embassy | 1972 | [54] [75] | |
![]() | London | High Commission | 1972 | Countries: International organizations: | [54] [76] |
Birmingham | Assistant High Commission | 1974 | [54] | ||
Manchester | Assistant High Commission | 1973 | [54] |
Host country | Host city | Mission | Year opened | Concurrent accreditation | Ref(s) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | Canberra | High Commission | 1972 | Countries: | [38] [77] |
Sydney | Consulate-General | 2018 | [38] [78] |
Organization | Host country | Host city | Mission | Year opened | Concurrent accreditation | Ref(s) |
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![]() | United States | New York City | Permanent Mission | 1972 | Countries: | [79] |
Switzerland | Geneva | Permanent Mission | 1972 | Countries: | [80] [81] |
Host country | Host city | Mission | Year closed | Ref. |
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![]() | Dakar | Embassy | Unknown | [82] |
Host country | Host city | Mission | Year closed | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | Belgrade | Embassy | 1992 | [83] |
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