List of diplomatic missions of Bangladesh explained

The People's Republic of Bangladesh has a growing number of diplomatic and consular missions around the world., 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

The 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

Africa

Host country	Host city	Mission	Year opened	Concurrent accreditation
Algeria	Algiers	Embassy	1973		^[7] ^[8] ^[9]
Egypt	Cairo	Embassy	1973		^[10]
	Addis Ababa	Embassy	2016		^[11]
Kenya	Nairobi	High Commission	1978		^[12]
Libya	Tripoli	Embassy	1975		^[13] ^[14]
Mauritius	Port Louis	High Commission	2012		^[15]
Morocco	Rabat	Embassy	1990
Nigeria	Abuja	High Commission	2016		^[16]
South Africa	Pretoria	High Commission	1995		^[17] ^[18] ^[19] ^[20]
Sudan	Khartoum	Embassy	1972		^[21]

Americas

Host country	Host city	Mission	Year opened	Concurrent accreditation
Brazil	Brasilia	Embassy	2012		^[22] ^[23] ^[24] ^[25]
Canada	Ottawa	High Commission	1972		^[26] ^[27] ^[28] ^[29]
	Toronto	Consulate-General	2018		^[30]
Mexico	Mexico City	Embassy	2012		^[31] ^[32]
United States	Washington, D.C.	Embassy	1972		^[33] ^[34]
	Los Angeles	Consulate-General	1994
	Miami	Consulate-General	2021
	New York City	Consulate-General	1990

Asia

Host country	Host city	Mission	Year opened	Concurrent accreditation
	Manama	Embassy	1983		^[35]
Bhutan	Thimphu	Embassy	1980		^[36]
Brunei	Bandar Seri Begawan	High Commission	1985		^[37]
China	Beijing	Embassy	1976		^[38]
	Hong Kong	Consulate-General	1976
	Kunming	Consulate-General	2013
India	New Delhi	High Commission	1972
	Chennai	Deputy High Commission			^[39]
	Kolkata	Deputy High Commission	1971		^[40]
	Mumbai	Deputy High Commission	2013
	Agartala	Assistant High Commission	2015		^[41]
	Guwahati	Assistant High Commission	2017		^[42]
Indonesia	Jakarta	Embassy	1972
Iran	Tehran	Embassy	1974		^[43] ^[44]
Iraq	Baghdad	Embassy	1973
Japan	Tokyo	Embassy	1972
Jordan	Amman	Embassy	1998		^[45] ^[46]
Kuwait	Kuwait City	Embassy	1974
Lebanon	Beirut	Embassy	2013
Malaysia	Kuala Lumpur	High Commission
Maldives	Malé	High Commission	1998
Myanmar	Yangon	Embassy	1972
	Sittwe	Consulate	1972
Nepal	Kathmandu	Embassy	1971
Oman	Muscat	Embassy	1983
Pakistan	Islamabad	High Commission	1976
	Karachi	Deputy High Commission	1976
Philippines	Manila	Embassy	1981
Qatar	Doha	Embassy	1975
Saudi Arabia	Riyadh	Embassy	1976		^[47]
	Jeddah	Consulate-General	1985
Singapore	Singapore	High Commission	1983		^[48]
	Seoul	Embassy	1987
Sri Lanka	Colombo	High Commission	1972
Thailand	Bangkok	Embassy	1975		^[49]
Turkey	Ankara	Embassy	1977		^[50] ^[51]
	Istanbul	Consulate-General	2012
United Arab Emirates	Abu Dhabi	Embassy	1974
	Dubai	Consulate-General	1980
	Tashkent	Embassy	1996		^[52]
Vietnam	Hanoi	Embassy	1993		^[53]

Europe

Host country	Host city	Mission	Year opened	Concurrent accreditation
Austria	Vienna	Embassy	2014		^[54] ^[55] ^[56] ^[57]
	Brussels	Embassy	1973
Denmark	Copenhagen	Embassy	2015
France	Paris	Embassy	1972		^[58]
Germany	Berlin	Embassy	1972		^[59]
Greece	Athens	Embassy	2009		^[60] ^[61]
Italy	Rome	Embassy	1973		^[62]
	Milan	Consulate-General	2011
Netherlands	The Hague	Embassy	1995		^[63] ^[64]
Poland	Warsaw	Embassy	1972		^[65] ^[66] ^[67]
Portugal	Lisbon	Embassy	2012		^[68]
Romania	Bucharest	Embassy	1975		^[69] ^[70] ^[71] ^[72]
Russia	Moscow	Embassy	1972		^[73] ^[74]
Spain	Madrid	Embassy	1996
	Stockholm	Embassy	1972		^[75]
United Kingdom	London	High Commission	1972		^[76]
	Birmingham	Assistant High Commission	1974
	Manchester	Assistant High Commission	1973

Oceania

Host country	Host city	Mission	Year opened	Concurrent accreditation
Australia	Canberra	High Commission	1972		^[77]
	Sydney	Consulate-General	2018		^[78]

Multilateral organisations

Organization	Host country	Host city	Mission	Year opened	Concurrent accreditation
	United States	New York City	Permanent Mission	1972		^[79]
	Switzerland	Geneva	Permanent Mission	1972		^[80] ^[81]

Closed missions

Europe

See also

• Foreign relations of Bangladesh
• List of diplomatic missions in Bangladesh
• Visa policy of Bangladesh

External links

• Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bangladesh (official site)

Notes and References

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69. News: Bangladesh to send more workers to Romania . . 17 October 2021 . 7 December 2023.
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