His Excellency Tarik Ahsan | |
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| Ambassador of Bangladesh to Portugal | |
| In office 5 October 2020 –25 May 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Ruhul Alam Siddique |
| Succeeded by | Rezina Ahmed |
| High Commissioner of Bangladesh to Pakistan | |
| In office 8 July 2016 –26 September 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Suhrab Hossain |
| Succeeded by | Ruhul Alam Siddique |
| High Commissioner of Bangladesh to Sri Lanka | |
| In office 23 October 2014 –30 June 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Mohammad Sufiur Rahman |
| Succeeded by | M. Riaz Hamidullah |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Dhaka,Bangladesh |
| Alma mater | Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology;and International Institute of Social Studies |
| Occupation | Diplomat |
Tarik Ahsan was a professional Bangladeshi diplomat. His last diplomatic assignment was that of Ambassador of Bangladesh to Portugal since early October 2020. [1] Before this assignment,he was the High Commissioner (Ambassador) of Bangladesh to Pakistan since July 2016. [2] Prior to that,Tarik Ahsan had been Bangladesh High Commissioner to Sri Lanka since October 2014. [3]
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Tarik Ahsan's tenure as High Commissioner in Islamabad was marked by tense Bangladesh-Pakistan relations. [4] Despite the odds,Ahsan has made sustained efforts to reduce tension and stabilize the relation between the two countries. [5] He has also reached out to the people of Pakistan to highlight Bangladesh's spirit of war of liberation,its achievements as an independent country and its commitment to peace and development. [6] [7]
While in Lisbon,Tarik Ahsan was making sustained efforts for enhancing Bangladesh-Portugal relations at government as well as people's level. [8] [9]
Tarik Ahsan was also concurrently accredited as Bangladesh Ambassador to Guinea-Bissau and Cabo Verde [10] as well as Bangladesh High Commissioner to Mozambique,with residence in Lisbon.