The People's Republic of Bangladesh has a growing number of diplomatic and consular missions around the world. As of 2022[update], it has over 82 missions around the world, of which 59 are embassies or high commissions, 20 consular missions, and two permanent missions to the United Nations in New York City and Geneva.[1]
Of note, Bangladesh is one of the three countries to maintain a resident embassy in the isolationist South Asian country of Bhutan.
As a member of the Commonwealth of Nations, Bangladeshi diplomatic missions in the capital cities of fellow Commonwealth countries are known as "High Commissions" instead of Embassies. In some cities of Commonwealth countries, Bangladeshi consular missions are called "Assistant High Commissions" or "Deputy High Commissions".
History
editThe first diplomatic mission of modern Bangladesh was founded in Kolkata on 18 April 1971 after M Hossain Ali, the deputy high commissioner of Pakistan, and the other ethnic Bengali staff at the mission defected to the Bangladeshi provisional government amidst a spate of similar defections around the world during the Bangladesh Liberation War. Although it was not officially recognized by India at the time, it was allowed to function under Bangladeshi control.[2] Another mission in New Delhi was opened ten days later with the knowledge of the Indian Ministry of External Affairs.[3] Later that year, offices similar to trade missions were opened in countries such as the Soviet Union, Czechoslovakia, and Romania to represent Bangladesh until the country gained diplomatic recognition.[4]
In recent years, the Awami League party led government has decided to expand the country's diplomatic network to increase international trade and better serve Bangladeshis abroad, with plans to open over twenty new missions by the end of 2021 and add over thirty diplomatic missions by 2024.[5][6]
Current missions
editAfrica
editHost country | Host city | Mission | Year opened | Concurrent accreditation | Ref(s) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Algeria | Algiers | Embassy | 1973[a] | Countries: |
[7][8][9] |
Egypt | Cairo | Embassy | 1973 | Countries: |
[7][10] |
Ethiopia | Addis Ababa | Embassy | 2016 | Countries: International organizations: |
[7][11] |
Kenya | Nairobi | High Commission | 1978 | International organizations: |
[7][12] |
Libya | Tripoli | Embassy | 1975 | Countries: |
[7][13][14] |
Mauritius | Port Louis | High Commission | 2012 | Countries: |
[7][15] |
Morocco | Rabat | Embassy | 1990 | [7] | |
Nigeria | Abuja | High Commission | 2016 | Countries: |
[7][16] |
South Africa | Pretoria | High Commission | 1995 | Countries: |
[7][17][18][19][20] |
Sudan | Khartoum | Embassy | 1972 | [21] |
Americas
editHost country | Host city | Mission | Year opened | Concurrent accreditation | Ref(s) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Brazil | Brasilia | Embassy | 2012 | [22][23][24][25] | |
Canada | Ottawa | High Commission | 1972 | Countries: International organizations: |
[22][26][27][28][29] |
Toronto | Consulate-General | 2018 | [22][30] | ||
Mexico | Mexico City | Embassy | 2012 | Countries: |
[22][31][32] |
United States | Washington, D.C. | Embassy | 1972 | Countries: International organizations: |
[22][33][34] |
Los Angeles | Consulate-General | 1994 | [22] | ||
Miami | Consulate-General | 2021 | [22] | ||
New York City | Consulate-General | 1990 | [22] |
Asia
editHost country | Host city | Mission | Year opened | Concurrent accreditation | Ref(s) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bahrain | Manama | Embassy | 1983 | [35] | |
Bhutan | Thimphu | Embassy | 1980 | [36] | |
Brunei | Bandar Seri Begawan | High Commission | 1985[d] | [37] | |
China | Beijing | Embassy | 1976 | [38] | |
Hong Kong | Consulate-General | 1976 | [38] | ||
Kunming | Consulate-General | 2013 | [38] | ||
India | New Delhi | High Commission | 1972 | [36] | |
Chennai | Deputy High Commission | [39] | |||
Kolkata | Deputy High Commission | 1971 | [36][40] | ||
Mumbai | Deputy High Commission | 2013 | [36] | ||
Agartala | Assistant High Commission | 2015[e] | [36][41] | ||
Guwahati | Assistant High Commission | 2017 | [36][42] | ||
Indonesia | Jakarta | Embassy | 1972 | [37] | |
Iran | Tehran | Embassy | 1974 | Countries: |
[35][43][44] |
Iraq | Baghdad | Embassy | 1973[f] | [35] | |
Japan | Tokyo | Embassy | 1972 | [38] | |
Jordan | Amman | Embassy | 1998 | [35][45][46] | |
Kuwait | Kuwait City | Embassy | 1974 | [35] | |
Lebanon | Beirut | Embassy | 2013 | Countries: |
[35][47] |
Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur | High Commission | [37] | ||
Maldives | Malé | High Commission | 1998 | [36] | |
Myanmar | Yangon | Embassy | 1972 | [37] | |
Sittwe | Consulate | 1972 | [37] | ||
Nepal | Kathmandu | Embassy | 1971 | [36] | |
Oman | Muscat | Embassy | 1983 | [35] | |
Pakistan | Islamabad | High Commission | 1976 | [36] | |
Karachi | Deputy High Commission | 1976 | [36] | ||
Philippines | Manila | Embassy | 1981 | [37] | |
Qatar | Doha | Embassy | 1975 | [35] | |
Saudi Arabia | Riyadh[g] | Embassy | 1976 | Countries: International organizations: |
[35][48] |
Jeddah | Consulate-General | 1985 | [35] | ||
Singapore | Singapore | High Commission | 1983[h] | [37][49] | |
South Korea | Seoul | Embassy | 1987 | [38] | |
Sri Lanka | Colombo | High Commission | 1972 | [36] | |
Thailand | Bangkok | Embassy | 1975 | Countries: International organizations: |
[37][50] |
Turkey | Ankara | Embassy | 1977 | Countries: |
[51][52] |
Istanbul | Consulate-General | 2012 | [51] | ||
United Arab Emirates | Abu Dhabi | Embassy | 1974 | [35] | |
Dubai | Consulate-General | 1980 | [35] | ||
Uzbekistan | Tashkent | Embassy | 1996 | Countries: |
[51][53] |
Vietnam | Hanoi | Embassy | 1993 | Countries: |
[37][54] |
Europe
editHost country | Host city | Mission | Year opened | Concurrent accreditation | Ref(s) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Austria | Vienna | Embassy | 2014 | [55][56][57][58] | |
Belgium | Brussels | Embassy | 1973 | Countries: International organizations: |
[55] |
Denmark | Copenhagen | Embassy | 2015 | [55] | |
France | Paris | Embassy | 1972 | Countries: International organizations: |
[55][59] |
Germany | Berlin | Embassy | 1972 | [55][60] | |
Greece | Athens | Embassy | 2009 | [55][61][62] | |
Italy | Rome | Embassy | 1973 | Countries: International organizations: |
[55][63] |
Milan | Consulate-General | 2011 | [55] | ||
Netherlands | The Hague | Embassy | 1995 | Countries: |
[55][64][65] |
Poland | Warsaw | Embassy | 1972[i] | [51][66][67][68] | |
Portugal | Lisbon | Embassy | 2012 | Countries: |
[55][69] |
Romania | Bucharest | Embassy | 1975[j] | Countries: |
[51][70][71][72][73] |
Russia | Moscow | Embassy | 1972 | Countries: |
[51][74][75] |
Spain | Madrid | Embassy | 1996 | [55] | |
Sweden | Stockholm | Embassy | 1972 | [55][76] | |
United Kingdom | London | High Commission | 1972 | Countries: International organizations: |
[55][77] |
Birmingham | Assistant High Commission | 1974 | [55] | ||
Manchester | Assistant High Commission | 1973 | [55] |
Oceania
editHost country | Host city | Mission | Year opened | Concurrent accreditation | Ref(s) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Australia | Canberra | High Commission | 1972 | Countries: |
[38][78] |
Sydney | Consulate-General | 2018 | [38][79] |
Multilateral organisations
editOrganization | Host country | Host city | Mission | Year opened | Concurrent accreditation | Ref(s) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
United Nations | United States | New York City | Permanent Mission | 1972 | Countries: |
[80] |
Switzerland | Geneva | Permanent Mission | 1972 | Countries: |
[81][82] |
Gallery
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Embassy in Berlin
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High Commission in Canberra
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Embassy in The Hague
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Embassy in Lisbon
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High Commission in London
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Embassy in Madrid
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Building hosting the embassy in Manila
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Embassy in Moscow
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Embassy in Paris
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Embassy in Stockholm
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Embassy in Tokyo
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Embassy in Warsaw
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Embassy in Washington, D.C.
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Consulate-General in Los Angeles
Closed missions
editAfrica
editHost country | Host city | Mission | Year closed | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
Senegal | Dakar | Embassy | Unknown | [83] |
Europe
editHost country | Host city | Mission | Year closed | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia | Belgrade | Embassy | 1992 | [84] |
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ Closed from 1993 to 2016.
- ^ Accredited as an observer mission.
- ^ Accredited as an observer mission.
- ^ Closed between 1988 and 1997.
- ^ Originally opened as a visa office in 1974.
- ^ Reopened in 2010.
- ^ Moved from Jeddah
- ^ Started as trade mission in 1972; upgraded into a high commission in 1983.
- ^ Closed from 2002 to 2015.
- ^ Closed from 1995 to 2019.
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