Salahuddin Noman Chowdhury

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Salahuddin Noman Chowdhury is a Bangladeshi diplomat and 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 undergrad in cvi 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 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 Commission of Bangladesh 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 Bogora District. [11]

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  2. ↑ "Bangladeshi ambassador greets new office bearers of bilateral chamber". People's Review. 2023-08-04. Retrieved 2023-12-07.
  3. ↑ Correspondent, Diplomatic (2014-07-08). "Govt to disclose verdict today". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2023-12-07.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 "Salahuddin Noman Chowdhury". kathmandu.mofa.gov.bd. Retrieved 2023-12-07.
  5. ↑ Correspondent, Diplomatic (2015-04-23). "Bangladesh seeks details from Indian govt". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2023-12-07.
  6. ↑ "Bangladesh brings changes in 5 missions abroad". The Daily Star. 2017-05-02. Retrieved 2023-12-07.
  7. ↑ "Salahuddin Noman Chowdhury: Dhaka wants improved trade relations with Nepal". The Annapurna Express (in Nepali). Retrieved 2023-12-07.
  8. ↑ "Power trade will be a milestone in Nepal-Bangladesh ties: Ambassador Chowdhury". en.nepalkhabar.com. 2020-06-10. Retrieved 2023-12-07.
  9. ↑ "Bangladesh participates in Nepal Trade Fair". businesspostbd.com. Retrieved 2023-12-07.
  10. ↑ Report, Star Digital (2021-10-09). "Bangladesh to construct Buddhist monastery in Nepal". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2023-12-07.
  11. 1 2 3 Hasan, Rashidul (2021-09-06). "Assumed dead, woman returned to family from Nepal after 22 years". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2023-12-07.
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