High Commissioner of Bangladesh to Pakistan | |
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Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bangladesh | |
Style | His Excellency |
Residence | Islamabad, Pakistan |
Seat | High Commission of Bangladesh |
Appointer | President of Bangladesh |
Term length | No fixed term |
Formation | 3 January 1976 |
First holder | Zahiruddin |
Website |
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The High Commissioner of Bangladesh to Pakistan is the top diplomatic representative of Bangladesh to Pakistan. The High Commissioner heads the Bangladeshi High Commission in Islamabad. [1] The post was created on 3 January 1976, shortly after Pakistan and Bangladesh established diplomatic relations. [1] [2] [3] Initially from 1976 to 1989, the Bangladeshi envoy held the rank of ambassador. [4] After Pakistan rejoined the Commonwealth of Nations in 1989, of which Bangladesh was also a member, the post was changed by default to that of the High Commissioner. [5]
The 14th and present High Commissioner is Md. Ruhul Alam Siddique, who assumed responsibilities on 12 October 2020. [1] There is also a Deputy High Commissioner of Bangladesh to Pakistan, who serves as the head of Bangladesh's deputy mission in Karachi. [6]
The following is a list of Bangladeshi envoys to Pakistan along with their tenures: [1]
The Ambassador of Bangladesh presented his credentials to the President of Pakistan on 2 January 1976, and Pakistan's Ambassador to Bangladesh reached Dacca on 12 January 1976.
On 1 January 1976 the first Bangladesh envoy Zahiruddin reached Islamabad. Similarly Pakistan's first envoy to Bangladesh Mohammad Khurshid arrived in Dhaka on 16 January 1976.
It's nice to be back," said Ambassador Zahiruddin, who served as Pakistan's Minister of Education and Health before the eastern wing of the country, the part he was from, broke away four years ago to become the independent republic of Bangladesh.