Salahuddin Noman Chowdhury

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Salahuddin Noman Chowdhury is a Bangladeshi diplomat currently serving as the Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations. He previously held the position of Ambassador of Bangladesh to Nepal. [1] [2] He is the former deputy high commissioner of Bangladesh to India. [3]

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Early life

Chowdhury was born on 29 August 1969 in Dhaka, East Pakistan, Pakistan. [4] He did his undergraduate degree in civil engineering from the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology in 1993. [4]

Career

Chowdhury worked in the private sector after his graduation before joining the foreign service branch of the Bangladesh Civil Service in 1998. [4] He worked at the Admin and United Nations Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. [4] From 2002 to 2005, he was second and first secretary at the High Commission of Bangladesh in Pakistan. [4]

From 2005 to 2007, Chowdhury was stationed at the Bangladeshi consulate in New York City. [4] He then worked at the Permanent Mission of Bangladesh to the United Nations. [4] From 2008 to 2010, he was the deputy chief of protocol of visit at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. [4] He would also go on to serve as the director of economic affairs and South East Asia. [4]

Chowdhury served as the vice principal of the Bangladesh Foreign Service Academy and director general of external affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. [4] From 2014 to 2017, he was the Bangladesh high commissioner in India. [4] In April 2015, he sought information from the Indian government on the rape and murder of a Bangladeshi national in New Delhi. [5] In May 2017, he was transferred from India to China as Deputy Ambassador. [6]

Chowdhury was the director general of administration at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from 2017 to 2020. [4] On 11 November 2020, he was appointed the ambassador of Bangladesh to Nepal. [4] [7] During his tenure an agreement on trading power was signed between Bangladesh and Nepal. [8] He oversaw the participation of Bangladesh in the Nepal trade fair. [9] He signed an agreement for Bangladesh to build a Buddhist temple in Nepal. [10] He oversaw the repatriation of a Bangladeshi woman, Ameena Khatun, from Sunsari District of Nepal. [11] Khatun has been missing from 22 years. [11] She was identified and repatriated with the help of Bengali speakers in Sunsari District and officials of National Security Intelligence personnel in Bogra District. [11]

References

  1. ↑ "Power trade, a milestone in Nepal-Bangladesh relations". www.nepalnews.com. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
  2. ↑ "Bangladeshi ambassador greets new office bearers of bilateral chamber". People's Review. 4 August 2023. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
  3. ↑ "Govt to disclose verdict today". The Daily Star. 8 July 2014. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 "Salahuddin Noman Chowdhury". kathmandu.mofa.gov.bd. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
  5. ↑ "Bangladesh seeks details from Indian govt". The Daily Star. 23 April 2015. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
  6. ↑ "Bangladesh brings changes in 5 missions abroad". The Daily Star. 2 May 2017. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
  7. ↑ "Salahuddin Noman Chowdhury: Dhaka wants improved trade relations with Nepal". The Annapurna Express (in Nepali). Retrieved 7 December 2023.
  8. ↑ "Power trade will be a milestone in Nepal-Bangladesh ties: Ambassador Chowdhury". en.nepalkhabar.com. 10 June 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
  9. ↑ "Bangladesh participates in Nepal Trade Fair". businesspostbd.com. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
  10. ↑ "Bangladesh to construct Buddhist monastery in Nepal". The Daily Star. 9 October 2021. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
  11. 1 2 3 Hasan, Rashidul (6 September 2021). "Assumed dead, woman returned to family from Nepal after 22 years". The Daily Star. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
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