Tareq Md Ariful Islam

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Tareq Md Ariful Islam is a Bangladeshi diplomat and the permanent representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations Office in Geneva. [1] He is the former High Commissioner of Bangladesh to Sri Lanka. [2] [3]

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Early life

Islam has a bachelors in Civil Engineering from the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology. [4] He did his master's degree in Diplomacy and Trade at the Monash University. [4]

Career

Islam joined the foreign service through the 17th batch of the Bangladesh Civil Service in 1998. [4] [5]

From 2005 to 2009, Islam was the secretary of the Permanent Mission of Bangladesh to the United Nations. [6]

In 2012, Islam was the acting Deputy High Commissioner of Bangladesh based in Kolkata. [7] He served as the commission from 2009 to 2012. [6] Islam was the director general of the South Asia wing at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. [8] Before that he was a director of the South Asia wing. [5] He had served in the personal wing of the secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. [9]

In December 2018, as charge de affairs of Permanent Mission of Bangladesh to the United Nations, Islam Culture of Peace resolution which was unanimously adopted by the United Nations General Assembly. [10]

Islam was appointed High commissioner of Bangladesh on 5 July 2020. [4] He was the deputy permanent representative of the Permanent Mission of Bangladesh to the United Nations from 2016 to 2020. [4] [6] He delivered mangos from Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa as part of Bangladesh's "mango diplomacy" in 2021. [11]

In June 2024, Islam was appointed the permanent representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations Office in Geneva. [5] He succeeded Mohammad Sufiur Rahman and Andalib Elias replaced him as the High Commissioner of Bangladesh to Sri Lanka. [12] [13] On 7 August 2024, Islam presented his credentials to Tatiana Valovaya, Director General of the United Nations Office in Geneva. [6]

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  8. ↑ "Agreed issues to get priority". The Daily Star. 2016-01-15. Retrieved 2024-10-24.
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  10. ↑ "UNGA adopts Bangladesh's resolution on culture of peace". The Daily Star. 2018-12-13. Retrieved 2024-10-24.
  11. ↑ "Rajapaksa thanks PM for mangoes". The Daily Star. 2021-07-18. Retrieved 2024-10-24.
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