Munshi Faiz Ahmed

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Munshi Faiz Ahmed is a former Bangladeshi ambassador of Bangladesh to China and the former chairman of the Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies. [1] [2] [3] He is the former High Commissioner of Bangladesh to Singapore. [4]

Career

Ahmed was the High Commissioner of Bangladesh to Singapore. [5] He and the Minister of Foreign Affairs, M Morshed Khan, visited Nirmal Sengupta at the Mount Elizabeth Hospital in Singapore. [5]

Ahmed served as the chairman of the Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies from 3 March 2013 to 2 March 2019. [6] [7] He called China more democratic than "so called democracies" in 2021. [8] He is the chief of the Association of Bangladesh-China Alumni. [9] In 2024, he called the boycott India campaign a “political stunt”. [10]

Ahmed has been critical of the proposed humanitarian corridor to Myanmar by the Muhammad Yunus-led interim government. [11]

References

  1. "Govt at final stage to hold fair polls by December". 16 September 2008.
  2. "Qualitative research found wanting: adviser". The Daily Star. 23 April 2015. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
  3. "World should consider alternatives to dollar's monopoly on trade: ex-ambassador Munshi Faiz Ahmad". bdnews24.com . Retrieved 2025-05-29.
  4. "National Bank launches Balaka Exchange in Singapore". today.thefinancialexpress.com.bd. Retrieved 2025-05-29.
  5. 1 2 "FM visits Nirmal Sen in Singapore". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-10-24.
  6. "Ambassador Munshi Faiz Ahmad". www.biiss.org. Retrieved 2025-05-29.
  7. "Bangladesh: Are Islamist parties growing in influence? – DW – 10/25/2024". dw.com. Retrieved 2025-05-29.
  8. zhangrui. "China is more democratic than many of the so-called democracies: expert". english.cctv.com. Retrieved 2025-05-29.
  9. "Chinese embassy hosts farewell reception for scholarship recipients". The Daily Star. 8 August 2023. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
  10. Mahmud, Faisal. "'India Out' campaigns simmer in Bangladesh amid election fallout". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2025-05-29.
  11. "Lack of clarity on humanitarian corridor could trap Bangladesh, warns former ambassador Munshi Faiz". bdnews24.com . Retrieved 2025-05-29.