High Commission of Bangladesh, Malé
High Commission of Bangladesh, Malé | |
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Location | Maldives |
Address | Plot 10982, Street 16, Nirolhu Magu, Hulhumalé |
Coordinates | 4.210446, 73.543161 |
High Commissioner | Rear Admiral S.M Abul Kalam Azad |
Website | male.mofa.gov.bd |
The High Commission of Bangladesh in Maldives (Bengali: মালদ্বীপে বাংলাদেশ হাইকমিশন, Dhivehi: ހައި ކޮމިޝަން އޮފް ބަންގްލަދޭޝް އިން މޯލްޑިވްސް) is a high commission office established by Bangladesh in Malé, the capital of the Maldives.
History
[edit]Relations between Bangladesh and the Maldives were established on September 22, 1978.[1]
For nearly 20 years after the establishment of diplomatic relations, no High Commissioner or Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary was stationed there, but on 8 August 1998, the High Commissioner's Office was opened in Malé,[2] and Major General Harun Ahmed Chowdhury was stationed there. He was appointed as the first High Commissioner.[3]
The mission was the Embassy of Bangladesh in the Maldives (Bengali: মালদ্বীপে বাংলাদেশ দূতাবাস) from October 2016, when the Maldives left the Commonwealth, until February 2020.[4][5]
On 1 February 2020, when the Maldives returned to its status as a Commonwealth republic, this overseas mission reverted to the Bangladesh High Commission.[5]
In July 2021, the High Commission changed locations from Malé to Hulhumalé (both administratively belong to Malé).[2]
Address
[edit]Plot 10982, Street 16, Nirolhu Magu, Hulhumalé[6]
It has been operating at Plot 10982, Street 16, Nirolhu Magu, Hulhumalé since July 2021. The previous address was "G. Ufriya (7th & 8th Floor), Lonuziyaraih Magu, Malé".[2]
High Commissioner
[edit]Since 31 August 2020, Rear Admiral S.M. Abul Kalam Azad has been serving as the High Commissioner.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Bilateral Engagement - Bangladesh". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Maldives. Archived from the original on 23 September 2023. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
- ^ a b c "The Maldives". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. Archived from the original on 14 February 2024. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
- ^ "Bilateral Relations between the Maldives and Bangladesh". High Commission of the Maldives, Dhaka. Archived from the original on 29 April 2024. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
- ^ Safi, Michael (2016-10-13). "Maldives quits Commonwealth over alleged rights abuses". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on 1 October 2023. Retrieved 2024-02-14.
- ^ a b "The Maldives re-joins the Commonwealth". Commonwealth Parliamentary Association. 3 February 2020. Archived from the original on 1 October 2020.
- ^ "Address and Contact Number". High Commission of Bangladesh, Male'. Archived from the original on 14 February 2024. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
- ^ "New High Commissioner of Bangladesh to the Maldives presents Credentials". The President's Office of the Republic of Maldives. 6 April 2022. Archived from the original on 14 February 2024. Retrieved 2024-02-14.