The High Commission of the Maldives in Bangladesh (Dhivehi: ބަންގްލަދޭޝްގައި ހުންނަ ދިވެހިރާއްޖޭގެ ހައިކޮމިޝަން,[1] Bengali: মালদ্বীপের হাই কমিশন, ঢাকা, also known as the High Commission of the Maldives, Dhaka) is the overseas diplomatic mission of the Maldives located in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh.[2]
| High Commission of the Maldives, Dhaka ލަދޭޝްގައި ހުންނަ ދިވެހިރާއްޖޭގެ ހައިކޮމިޝަން | |
|---|---|
| Location |  Bangladesh |
| Address | House: 10, Road: 9, Baridhara Diplomatic Zone, Dhaka 1212 |
| Opened | 2008 |
| High Commissioner | Shiuneen Rasheed |
| Website | maldivesbd.org |
History
editOn 22 September 1978, diplomatic relations between Bangladesh and the Maldives were established.[3]
For nearly 30 years after the establishment of diplomatic relations, there was no permanent High Commissioner or Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, but in 2008, Dr. Abdul Samad Abdullah arrived in Dhaka as the first permanent High Commissioner. In April 2014, the Maldivian government temporarily decided to close the High Commission in Dhaka due to financial constraints, but in July of the same year, the government reviewed this decision and decided to downsize rather than close it.[4]
The mission was known as the Embassy of the Maldives in Bangladesh[5] (Dhivehi: ބަންގްލަދޭޝްގައި ހުންނަ ދިވެހިރާއްޖޭގެ އެމްބަސީ, Bengali: মালদ্বীপের দূতাবাস, ঢাকা) from October 2016, when the Maldives left the Commonwealth,[6] until February 2020. On 1 February 2020, when the Maldives returned to its status as a Commonwealth republic, this overseas mission reverted to the Office of the High Commission of the Maldives.[7]
Address
editHouse: 10, Road: 9, Baridhara Diplomatic Zone, Dhaka 1212[8]
Ambassador
editShiuneen Rasheed, who has been serving as the High Commissioner since 3 July 2024.[9]
References
edit- ^ "މިނިސްޓްރީ އޮފް ފޮރިން އެފެއާޒުގެ ދަށުން ހިނގަމުންދާ ބައެއް ޑިޕްލޮމެޓިކް މިޝަންތަކުގެ ނަންތަކަށް ބަދަލު ގެންނެވުން" [Change of names of some diplomatic missions under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs]. The President's Office of the Republic of Maldives (in Divehi). 9 February 2020. Archived from the original on 28 December 2023. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
- ^ "Maldives Overseas Missions". Government of the Maldives. Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Maldives). Archived from the original on 1 October 2023. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
- ^ "Bilateral Engagement - Bangladesh". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Maldives. Archived from the original on 23 September 2023. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
- ^ "Maldives". High Commission of the Maldives, Dhaka. Archived from the original on 29 April 2024. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
- ^ "މިނިސްޓްރީ އޮފް ފޮރިން އެފެއާޒުގެ ދަށުން ހިނގަމުންދާ ބައެއް ޑިޕްލޮމެޓިކް މިޝަންތަކުގެ ނަންނަމަށް ބަދަލު ގެންނެވުން" [Diplomatic Missions functioning under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs changes names]. The President's Office of the Republic of Maldives (in Divehi). 9 November 2016. Archived from the original on 8 August 2022. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
- ^ Safi, Michael (2016-10-13). "Maldives quits Commonwealth over alleged rights abuses". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on 1 October 2023. Retrieved 2024-02-14.
- ^ "The Maldives re-joins the Commonwealth". Commonwealth Parliamentary Association. 3 February 2020. Archived from the original on 1 October 2020.
- ^ "Contact Us". High Commission of the Maldives, Dhaka. Archived from the original on 29 April 2024. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
- ^ "The President appoints Ambassador and High Commissioners to foreign countries". The President's Office of the Republic of Maldives. 3 July 2024. Retrieved 28 September 2024.