Tarik Ahsan
Tarik Ahsan is a Bangladeshi diplomat. He has been the High Commissioner (Ambassador) of Bangladesh to Pakistan since July 2016[1]. Before this assignment, Tarik Ahsan had been Bangladesh High Commissioner to Sri Lanka since October 2014[2].
Tarik Ahsan | |
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High Commissioner of Bangladesh to Pakistan | |
Assumed office 08 July 2016 | |
President | Abdul Hamid |
Prime Minister | Sheikh Hasina |
Preceded by | Suhrab Hossain |
High Commissioner of Bangladesh to Sri Lanka | |
In office 23 October 2014 – 30 June 2016 | |
President | Abdul Hamid |
Prime Minister | Sheikh Hasina |
Succeeded by | Mohammad Sufiur Rahman |
Personal details | |
Born | Dhaka, Bangladesh |
Nationality | Bangladeshi |
Alma mater | Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology; and International Institute of Social Studies |
Occupation | Diplomat |
Tarik Ahsan's tenure as High Commissioner in Islamabad has been marked by tense Bangladesh-Pakistan relations[3]. Despite the odds, Ahsan has made sustained efforts to reduce tension and stabilize the relation between the two countries[4]. 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.[5][6]
Biography
Ahsan began his diplomatic career as the Second Secretary and First Secretary at the Permanent Mission of Bangladesh to the United Nations in New York, USA in the years 1996 to 1999. During this time, he represented Bangladesh in First (Disarmament), Fourth (Political) and Sixth (Legal) Committees of UN General Assembly. Among other overseas assignments, Ahsan was Counsellor at Bangladesh Embassy in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia from 1999 to 2002; Counsellor and Minister at Bangladesh Embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia from 2006 to 2008; and Minister and Chargé d'affaires at Bangladesh Embassy in Berlin, Germany from 2008 to 2010. With residence in Berlin, he also looked after Bangladesh's relation with Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia and Austria [7]. Back to Headquarters, Tarik Ahsan served as the Director General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Bangladesh) from October 2010 to October 2014.
References
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- "Tarik Ahsan -New High C\commissioner To Sri Lanka.– Bangladesh | Asian Tribune". www.asiantribune.com. Retrieved 2020-05-23.
- "Pakistan summons Bangladesh envoy over Dhaka's 'undiplomatic' protest note". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2020-05-23.
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