Saiful Hoque

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Hoque presenting his credentials to Dmitry Medvedev in December 2009. Dmitry Medvedev with Saiful Hoque.jpg
Hoque presenting his credentials to Dmitry Medvedev in December 2009.

S. M. Saiful Hoque is a Bangladeshi diplomat and businessperson. He was Ambassador of Bangladesh to Russia from 2009 to 2019. [1] [2] [3]

He graduated from Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Ukraine in 1979. [4]

Saiful served as the director, International Programme Development of Human Development Research Centre (HDRC) since 1999. [4]

He is also an Advisor of Bangladesh Center for Culture, Science and Information in St. Petersburg, Russia. [4]

During the celebration of the 49th Independence and National Day of the People's Republic of Bangladesh at the Sri Lankan embassy in Moscow on 28 March 2019, Hoque expressed gratitude toward the Russian Navy sailors who helped to clear the Chittagong harbor of mines and sunken ships after ties between the Soviet Union and Bangladesh were established in 1971. [5]

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References

  1. "Dmitry Medvedev received letters of credence from ambassadors of foreign countries and the European Union". Moscow: President of Russia. 16 December 2009. Retrieved 25 February 2010.
  2. Ejaz, Rahid (10 November 2019). রাষ্ট্রদূতের দায়িত্ব পাচ্ছেন পেশাদার কূটনীতিকেরা [Professional diplomats are getting the responsibility of ambassador]. Prothom Alo (in Bengali).
  3. "Roll of Honour". Embassy of the People's Republic of Bangladesh.
  4. 1 2 3 Русские традиции на посольском столе. Пельмени и оладьи для главы дипмиссии [Russian traditions on the ambassadorial table. Dumplings and pancakes for the head of the diplomatic mission]. Vechernyaya Moskva (in Russian). 9 January 2017.
  5. "Ambassador Jayatilleka attends Bangladesh Independence and National Day in Moscow". Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Sri Lanka. 28 March 2019. Retrieved 14 November 2019.