Md Rais Hasan Sarower

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Md Rais Hasan Sarower is a Bangladeshi diplomat and ambassador of Bangladesh to Bahrain. [1] He was the Director General of the Regional Organizations Wing at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. [2] [3] He is a former chair of the board of governors of the Asia-Europe Foundation. [4]

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Career

Sarower joined the foreign service in 2001. [5]

Sarower, as Charge d’ Affaires of the Embassy of Bangladesh in Malaysia, received the body of Arafat Rahman Koko, son of former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia, in January 2015 and quickly cleared the body for return to Bangladesh. [6] He was the deputy chief of Bangladesh Embassy in Turkey. [7]

Sarower is the vice-chair of the board of governors of the Asia-Europe Foundation. [5] [8] He was the Director General of the Regional Organizations Wing at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. [5] He attended the 31st Association of South East Asian Nations Regional Forum senior officials' meeting in Vientiane, Laos where he reiterated the foreign policy Bangladesh established by Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, "friendship to all, malice towards none,". [9]

In February 2025, Sarower presented his accreditation to King of Bahrain Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa. [10] He conveyed a special message from Muhammad Yunus, head of the interim government of Bangladesh. [10]

Personal life

Sarower is married to Dilruba Akhter. [10]

References

  1. "Newly Appointed Bangladesh Ambassador to Bahrain Presents Credentials to Bahraini FM". dazzlingdawn.com. Retrieved 2025-03-03.
  2. "Bangladesh seeks ASEAN's support to become its Sectoral Dialogue Partner". The Business Standard. 2024-06-09. Retrieved 2025-03-03.
  3. Express, The Financial. "Call for stronger economic ties, regional stability at ARF meet". The Financial Express. Retrieved 2025-03-03.
  4. "ASEF Executive Committee Meeting Held in Singapore". rtvonline.com. Retrieved 2025-03-03.
  5. 1 2 3 "Announcement of the new Vice-Chair of the ASEF Board of Governors". Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF). Retrieved 2025-03-03.
  6. "Koko's body arrives Tuesday". The Daily Star. 2015-01-25. Retrieved 2025-03-03.
  7. "Turkish President sees $2 bn trade potential with Bangladesh". The Business Standard. 2020-12-16. Retrieved 2025-03-03.
  8. "ASEF EC meeting in Singapore ends with renewed commitment to strengthening Asia-Europe collaboration". unb.com.bd. Retrieved 2025-03-03.
  9. "Bangladesh seeks ASEAN's support to become its Sectoral Dialogue Partner". দ্য মিরর এশিয়া (in Bengali). Retrieved 2025-03-03.
  10. 1 2 3 "Bahrain king pledges to strengthen ties with Bangladesh". The Daily Star. 2025-02-27. Retrieved 2025-03-03.