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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2026
Bangladesh withdraws 5 envoys from foreign missions

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UNB
08 March, 2026, 05:20 pm
Last modified: 08 March, 2026, 06:41 pm

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Bangladesh withdraws 5 envoys from foreign missions

The Ambassadors have been transferred to the headquarters of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Dhaka

UNB
08 March, 2026, 05:20 pm
Last modified: 08 March, 2026, 06:41 pm
Photo: Collected
Photo: Collected

The government of Bangladesh has withdrawn four ambassadors appointed on a contractual basis from their posts in Portugal, Poland, Mexico and the Maldives, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced today (8 March).

The Ambassadors are Dr M. Mahfuzul Haque, Md Mainul Islam, M Mushfiqul Fazal (Ansarey) and Dr Md Nazmul Islam - have been transferred to the headquarters of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Dhaka.

Besides, Bangladesh's High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, Abida Islam, has also been withdrawn and transferred to the ministry's headquarters.

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All five envoys have been instructed to report to the headquarters.

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