Bangladesh has a growing number of diplomatic and consular missions around the world. , Bangladesh has over 83 missions around the world, of which 60 are embassies or high commissions; 20 are consular missions; and two permanent missions to the United Nations in New York City and Geneva.
Notably, Bangladesh is one of only three countries that 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 the future state of 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. Another mission in New Delhi was opened ten days later with the knowledge of the Indian Ministry of External Affairs. 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.
In recent years, the government had 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.
Current missions
Africa Host country Host city Mission Year opened Concurrent accreditation Algeria Algiers Embassy 1973 Egypt Cairo Embassy 1973 Addis Ababa Embassy 2016 Kenya Nairobi High Commission 1978 Libya Tripoli Embassy 1975 Mauritius Port Louis High Commission 2012 Morocco Rabat Embassy 1990 Nigeria Abuja High Commission 2016 Freetown High Commission 2026 South Africa Pretoria High Commission 1995
Americas Host country Host city Mission Year opened Concurrent accreditation Brazil Brasília Embassy 2012 Canada Ottawa High Commission 1972 Toronto Consulate-General 2018 Mexico Mexico City Embassy 2012 United States Washington, D.C. Embassy 1972 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 Bhutan Thimphu Embassy 1980 Brunei Bandar Seri Begawan High Commission 1985 China Beijing Embassy 1976 Hong Kong Consulate-General 1976 Kunming Consulate-General 2013 India New Delhi High Commission 1972 Chennai Deputy High Commission 2021 Kolkata Deputy High Commission 1971 Mumbai Deputy High Commission 2013 Agartala Assistant High Commission 2015 Guwahati Assistant High Commission 2017 Indonesia Jakarta Embassy 1972 Iran Tehran Embassy 1974 Iraq Baghdad Embassy 1973 Japan Tokyo Embassy 1972 Jordan Amman Embassy 1998 Kuwait Kuwait City Embassy 1974 Lebanon Beirut Embassy 2013 Malaysia Kuala Lumpur High Commission1972 Maldives Malé High Commission 1998 Myanmar Yangon Embassy 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 Jeddah Consulate-General 1985 Singapore Singapore High Commission 1983 Seoul Embassy 1987 Sri Lanka Colombo High Commission 1976 Thailand Bangkok Embassy 1975 Turkey Ankara Embassy 1977 Istanbul Consulate-General 2012 United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi Embassy 1974 Dubai Consulate-General 1980 Tashkent Embassy 1996 Vietnam Hanoi Embassy 1993
Europe Host country Host city Mission Year opened Concurrent accreditation Austria Vienna Embassy 2014 Brussels Embassy 1973 Denmark Copenhagen Embassy 2015 France Paris Embassy 1972 Germany Berlin Embassy 1972 Greece Athens Embassy 2009 Italy Rome Embassy 1973 Milan Consulate-General 2011 Netherlands The Hague Embassy 1995 Poland Warsaw Embassy 1972 Portugal Lisbon Embassy 2012 Romania Bucharest Embassy 1975 Russia Moscow Embassy 1972 Spain Madrid Embassy 1996 Stockholm Embassy 1972 United Kingdom London High Commission 1972 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 Sydney Consulate-General 2018 Wellington Embassy 2026
Multilateral organisations Organization Host country Host city Mission Year opened Concurrent accreditation Saudi Arabia Jeddah Permanent Mission United States New York City Permanent Mission 1972 Switzerland Geneva Permanent Mission 1972
Gallery
Missions to open Host country Host city Mission Buenos Aires Embassy São Paulo Consulate-General Frankfurt Consulate-General Georgetown High Commission Dublin Embassy Oslo Embassy Bern Embassy Detroit Consulate-General Harare Embassy
Closed missions
Africa Host country Host city Mission Year opened Year closed Dakar Embassy 1973 Unknown Khartoum Embassy 2021 2023
Asia Host country Host city Mission Year opened Year closed Sittwe Consulate 1972 2024
Europe Host country Host city Mission Year opened Year closed Belgrade Embassy 1972 1992
See also Foreign relations of Bangladesh List of diplomatic missions in Bangladesh Visa policy of Bangladesh Ambassadors of Bangladesh
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References
External links Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bangladesh (official site)