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People's Republic of Bangladesh Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of . Bangladesh is among the mos ...

has a growing number of diplomatic and consular missions around the world with some countries having more than one Bangladesh High Commission or Bangladesh Embassy or Consulate General. As a member of the

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, 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". ,

Bangladesh Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of . Bangladesh is among the mos ...

has over 82 missions around the world, with 59 being Embassies or High Commissions; 20 being Consulates General, Consulates, Deputy High Commissions, or Assistant High Commissions; and two Permanent Missions to the

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History

The first diplomatic mission of modern Bangladesh was founded in

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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

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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

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to represent Bangladesh until the country gained diplomatic recognition. In recent years, the Awami League-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.

Current missions

Africa

Americas

Asia

Europe

Oceania

Multilateral organisations

Gallery

File:Bangledeshische Botschaft in Bürohaus K.-Augusta-Allee (Fahne, Schild) ama fec 2020-11.JPG, Embassy in Berlin File:High Commission of Bangladesh to Australia June 2014.jpg, High Commission in Canberra File:Stadhouderslaan 7, Den Haag.jpg, Embassy in The Hague File:Bangladesh Embassy London 07889.JPG, High Commission in London File:Madrid - Embajada de Bangladesh 4.jpg, Embassy in Madrid File:Herco Center Bangladesh Embassy.jpg, Building hosting the embassy in Manila File:Embassy of Bangladesh in Moscow, building.jpg, Embassy in Moscow File:Bangladeshi embassy in Paris 2.jpg, Embassy in Paris File:Embassy of Bangladesh (Italy) in 2020.14.jpg, Embassy in Rome File:Bangladesh embassy in Stockholm, May 2015.jpg, Embassy in Stockholm File:バングラディシュ大使館全景.jpg, Embassy in Tokyo File:Ambasada BANGLADESZU 04.jpg, Embassy in Warsaw File:BangladeshiEmbassyWashingtonDC.jpg, Embassy in Washington, D.C. File:Consulate general of Bangladesh Los Angeles.jpg, Consulate-General in Los Angeles

Closed missions

Africa

Europe

Notes

References

External links

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bangladesh (official site)
{{Foreign relations of Bangladesh

Missions

History

Current missions

Africa

Americas

Asia

Europe

Oceania

Multilateral organisations

Gallery

Closed missions

Africa

Europe

See also

Notes

References

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