Ambassadors of Bangladesh

Ambassadors of Bangladesh are persons appointed by the President of Bangladesh to serve as Bangladesh's diplomatic representatives to foreign nations, international organizations, and as ambassadors-at-large. As of 2024, it has 80 missions around the world, of which 58 are embassies or high commissions, 20 are consular missions, and two are permanent missions to the United Nations in New York City and Geneva.[1]

Current ambassadors of Bangladesh

Asia

Host country Officeholder Title Term start Reference/s
Bahrain Md Rais Hasan Sarower Ambassador 25 February 2025 [2]
Bhutan Shib Nath Roy Ambassador 2 December 2022 [3]
Brunei Naureen Ahsan Ambassador June 2024 [4]
China Md. Nazmul Islam Ambassador. Accredited to Mongolia and North Korea December 2024 [5]
India M. Riaz Hamidullah High Commissioner 29 May 2025 [6]
Indonesia Md. Tarikul Islam Ambassador 11 December 2023 [7]
Iran Ambassador
Iraq Muhammad Maksudul Haque Ambassador March 2021 [8]
Japan Md Daud Ali Ambassador 12 December 2024 [9]
Jordan Noor-E Helal Saifur Rahman Ambassador 25 August 2024 [10]
Kuwait Sayed Tareq Hussain Ambassador. Accredited to Yemen 8 July 2024 [11]
Lebanon Vacant Ambassador 1 June 2025 [12]
Malaysia Manjurul Karim Khan Chowdhury High Commissioner 6 October 2025 [13]
Maldives Vacant High Commissioner 8 March 2026 [14]
Myanmar Vacant Ambassador [15]
  Nepal Shafiqur Rahman Ambassador 12 June 2025 [16]
Oman Khondkar Misbah-ul-Azim Ambassador April 2025 [17]
Pakistan Iqbal Hussain Khan Ambassador 12 December 2024 [18]
Philippines Mohammad Sarwar Mahmood Ambassador 17 April 2025 [19]
Qatar Mohammad Hazrat Ali Khan Ambassador 3 August 2025 [20]
Saudi Arabia Md. Delwar Hossain Ambassador 25 December 2024 [21]
Singapore Ferdousi Shahriar High Commissioner November 2024 [22]
South Korea Toufiq Islam Shatil Ambassador 28 February 2025 [23][24]
Sri Lanka Andalib Elias High Commissioner October 2024 [25][26]
Thailand Faiyaz Murshid Kazi Ambassador. Accredited to Cambodia September 2024 [27]
Turkey M Amanul Haq Ambassador January 2023 [28]
United Arab Emirates Tareq Ahmed Ambassador December 2024 [29]
Uzbekistan Mohammad Manirul Islam Ambassador. Accredited to Afghanistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan August 2023 [30]
Vietnam Md Lutfor Rahman Ambassador. Accredited to Laos 27 December 2023 [31]

Africa

Host country Officeholder Title Term start Reference/s
Algeria Md. Najmul Huda Ambassador. Accredited to Cameroon, Gabon, Mali, and Mauritania 29 May 2025 [32]
Ethiopia Sitwat Nayeem Ambassador. Accredited to Sudan, South Sudan and Burundi, and Permanent Representative to African Union and UN-Economic Commission for Africa 4 July 2025 [33]
Egypt Samina Naz Ambassador 23 October 2023 [34]
Kenya Chiranjib Sarkar High Commissioner June 2025 [35]
Libya Major General Mohammad Habib Ullah Ambassador 3 February 2026
Mauritius Zokey Ahad High Commissioner. Accredited to Seychelles and Madagascar June 2024 [36]
Morocco Sadia Faizunnesa Ambassador June 2025 [37]
Nigeria Miah Md Mainul Kabir High Commissioner 29 July 2025 [38]
South Africa Shah Ahmed Shafi High Commissioner September 2024 [39]

North America

Host country Officeholder Title Term start Reference/s
Canada Md. Jashim Uddin High Commissioner. Accredited to Argentina, Cuba, Jamaica and Venezuela May 2025 [40]
Mexico Vacant Ambassador. Accredited to Guatemala, Honduras, Ecuador, and Costa Rica 8 March 2026 [14]
United States Tareq Md Ariful Islam Ambassador 3 September 2025 [41]

South America

Host country Officeholder Title Term start Reference/s
Brazil Md. Tauhedul Islam Ambassador. Accredited to: Argentina, Paraguay 5 June 2025 [42]

Europe

Host country Officeholder Title Term start Reference/s
Austria Toufique Hasan
18 February 2025 [43]
Belgium Khandaker Masudul Alam Ambassador. Permanent Representative to EU. Accredited to Luxembourg March 2025 [44]
Denmark A. K. M. Shahidul Karim Ambassador July 2022 [45]
France Khondker M. Talha Ambassador September 2021 [46]
Germany Muhammad Zulqar Nain Ambassador March 2025 [47]
Greece Nahida Rahman Shumona Ambassador 3 July 2024 [48]
Italy A. T. M. Rokebul Haque Ambassador October 2024 [49]
Netherlands Tareque Muhammad Ambassador August 2024 [50][51]
Poland Vacant Ambassador Accredited to Latvia, Lithuania, and Ukraine 8 March 2026 [14]
Portugal Vacant Ambassador 8 March 2026 [14]
Romania Shahnaz Gazi Ambassador. Accredited to Bulgaria, North Macedonia, and Moldova January 2025 [52]
Russia Md. Nazrul Islam Ambassador. Accredited to Belarus and Kazakhstan 20 June 2025 [53]
Spain Masudur Rahman Ambassador 10 April 2025 [54]
Sweden Wahida Ahmed Ambassador. Accredited to Norway and Finland 23 April 2025 [55]
 Switzerland Nahida Sobhan Ambassador. Also Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations Office in Geneva May 2025 [56]
United Kingdom Vacant High Commissioner [57]

Oceania

Host country Officeholder Title Term start Reference/s
Australia F. M. Borhan Uddin High Commissioner. Accredited to New Zealand and Fiji 25 March 2025 [58]

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