Neem Chandra Bhowmik

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Neem Chandra Bhowmik is a professor in the Department of Applied Physics at the University of Dhaka and a leader of the Hindu minority community in Bangladesh. [1] [2] He is the former Ambassador of Bangladesh to Nepal with a controversial term. [3] [4] He is the president of Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council. [5]

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Career

In 2007, while Bhowmik was the Chairperson of the Department of Applied Physics at Dhaka University, he was arrested during student protests under the military-backed caretaker government. [6] [7] [8] In March 2008, the court declared him innocent. [9]

On 22 July 2009, the Bangladesh pointed Bhowmik Ambassador of Bangladesh to Nepal. [10] In July 2010, Bhowmik was awarded the Mother Teresa Gold Medal. [11]

In July 2011, Nepal requested the withdrawal of Bhowmik from his post in Nepal. A Bangladeshi Foreign Ministry report accused Bhowmik of professional misconduct, violating diplomatic norms, and involvement in Nepalese politics. He was also accused of accepting kickbacks from Nepali students for scholarships, stalking actress Manisha Koirala, and harassing Indian Embassy spokeswoman Mrs. Apoorva Srivastava. Additionally, he used an embassy car inappropriately and made controversial remarks at a Mujibnagar anniversary event. Complaints about his behavior towards women were also raised. [12] The government decided not to extend his ambassadorship. [13] A committee was formed to review the allegations, [14] and if no serious findings were reported, he would be granted a respectful exit. [15]

Leader

Bhowmik was the general secretary of Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council in 1996. [16] He was also the president of Bangladesh Muktijodha Foundation and Bangladesh Puja Udjapan Parishad. [17] He was serving as the general secretary of Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council. [17] In January 2022, Bhowmik was again elected president of Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council. [18]

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