Tariq Ahmed Karim

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Tariq Ahmed Karim
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Karim in 2011
Ambassador of Bangladesh to the United States
In office
12 April 2001 2001

Tariq Ahmed Karim is a Bangladeshi diplomat and former ambassador to the United States and the former High Commissioner to India. He also served as Chairman of Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies.

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Education

Karim completed his secondary education at St. Gregory's High School and College in 1960 and higher secondary from Notre Dame College, Dhaka in 1962. Later he completed his graduation in 1965 from the University of Dhaka and started his career. Later he received post-graduate degree from University of Maryland, College Park. [1]

Career

Karim joined the Pakistan Foreign Service in 1967. [2] From 1995 to 1997, Karim was the Additional Foreign Secretary and was responsible for South Asian region at the ministry. [2] He was the lead Bangladeshi negotiator over the sharing the water of the Ganges and successfully signed a 30-year treaty in 1996. [2] Karim was the High Commissioner of Bangladesh to South Africa. [2] He also represented Bangladesh in Botswana, Lesotho, and Namibia concurrently. [2]

In 2001, Karim was the ambassador of Bangladesh to the United States. [3]

In July 2009, Karim was appointed the High Commissioner of Bangladesh to India by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. [4]

Karim is the director of Centre for Bay of Bengal Studies based in the Independent University, Bangladesh. [5] [6] In January 2021, he joined the Cosmos Foundation, a trustee of Cosmos Group, as an advisor. [5]

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References

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  3. "Bangladesh names former diplomat Karim as new envoy to India". Hindustan Times. 2009-06-24. Retrieved 2021-07-23.
  4. "Ahmad Tariq Karim new envoy to India". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2021-07-23.
  5. 1 2 "Ambassador Karim joins Cosmos Foundation as Honorary Advisor Emeritus". Dhaka Courier. Retrieved 2021-07-23.
  6. Tarannum, Syeda Afrin (2020-09-21). "IUB's project discusses significance of Bay of Bengal in post Covid-19 world". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2021-07-23.