High Commission of Bangladesh, Malé

High Commission of Bangladesh, Malé
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

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

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

Since 31 August 2020, Rear Admiral S.M. Abul Kalam Azad has been serving as the High Commissioner.[7]

References

1. "Bilateral Engagement - Bangladesh". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Maldives. Archived from the original on 23 September 2023. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
2. "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.
3. "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.
4. 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.
5. "The Maldives re-joins the Commonwealth". Commonwealth Parliamentary Association. 3 February 2020. Archived from the original on 1 October 2020.
6. "Address and Contact Number". High Commission of Bangladesh, Male'. Archived from the original on 14 February 2024. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
7. "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.

Related

• High Commission of the Maldives, Dhaka
• Bangladesh–Maldives relations

External links

• High Commission of Bangladesh, Malé on Facebook