Mahbub Hassan Saleh is a Bangladeshi diplomat and ambassador of Bangladesh to Belgium, Luxembourg, and the European Union.[1][2]
Early life
editSaleh got his undergraduate degree from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology in civil engineering.[3] He completed his Master's Diplomacy and Trade in Monash University.[3]
Career
editSaleh joined the foreign service branch of the 16th Bangladesh Civil Service batch.[3] He had served in the Bangladesh Embassies in South Korea and Australia.[4]
Saleh was the acting high commissioner of Bangladesh in India in 2013.[5] He was the deputy high commissioner of Bangladesh in India in 2014.[6]
In August 2016, Saleh spoke at an event of the Potomac Institute for Policy Studies.[7]
On 30 June 2020, Saleh was made the ambassador of Bangladesh to Belgium.[3] He had been the deputy chief of mission to the Embassy of Bangladesh in the United States.[3] He is also the ambassador of Bangladesh to the European Union.[8] He had worked to move Bangladesh in the GSP Plus scheme of the European Union.[9] In December 2022, he defended the human rights record of the government of Bangladesh at the Briefing on the Human Rights Situation in Bangladesh hosted by Fabio Massimo Castaldo.[10] In April 2023, he met Fu Cong, Head of the Chinese Mission to the European Union and discussed Bangladesh–China relations.[11]
References
edit- ^ "Belgium's King considering visit to Bangladesh". The Daily Star. 15 January 2021. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
- ^ Ullah, Ansar Ahmed (6 July 2023). "EU-Bangladesh cooperation: European Institute for Asian Studies holds conference in Belgium". The Daily Star. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
- ^ a b c d e "Mahbub Hassan Saleh made Bangladesh envoy to Belgium". The Daily Star. 30 June 2020. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
- ^ "Mahbub Hassan new ambassador to Belgium". New Age. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
- ^ Byron, Rejaul Karim (4 May 2013). "Muhith calls for common currency in South Asia". The Daily Star. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
- ^ "Alstom hands transformer over to Bangladesh". The Daily Star. 11 July 2014. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
- ^ "Terrorism Challenges | C-SPAN.org". www.c-span.org. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
- ^ "EU parliamentarians praise Bangladesh's commitment to tackle child labour, workplace safety". The Daily Star. 23 April 2022. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
- ^ "EU sees all possibilities for Bangladesh to move to GSP Plus scheme". The Daily Star. 1 April 2022. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
- ^ "Bangladesh Head of Mission to EU addresses what he called 'a wave of disinformation campaign' at European Parliament". The Business Standard. 8 December 2022. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
- ^ "Ambassador Fu Cong Met with Mahbub Hassan Saleh, Ambassador and Head of the Mission of Bangladesh to the EU". eu.china-mission.gov.cn. Retrieved 25 September 2023.