Manjurul Karim Khan Chowdhury is a Bangladeshi diplomat and the Ambassador of Bangladesh to Iran.[1] He is the former Ambassador of Bangladesh to Myanmar.[2]
Early life
editChowdhury was born in Habiganj District.[3] He completed his undergraduate from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology in Mechanical Engineering.[4][5] He did his Master's in Geopolitics and Global Security at the Sapienza University of Rome.[4]
Career
editIn 1998, Chowdhury joined the Foreign Affairs Cadre of the 17th batch of the Bangladesh Civil Service.[3][5]
Chowdhury was the Director of the Europe and EU wing at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.[4]
Chowdhury was a consul at the Embassy of Bangladesh in Turkey from December 2012 to July 2015.[4]
From August 2015 to February 2018, Chowdhury was the director general of South East Asia Wing of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.[4][6] In February, he was appointed the Ambassador of Bangladesh to Myanmar.[6] In September 2022, the government of Myanmar told Chowdhury that the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army and Arakan Army were to blame for artillery shells from Myanmar falling in the territory of Bangladesh.[7][8]
Chowdhury was appointed ambassador of Bangladesh to Iran in March 2023 replacing AFM Gousal Azam Sarker.[9][10]
Personal life
editChowdhury is married to Farzana Nasrin.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Manjurul Karim appointed as Bangladesh ambassador to Iran". The Business Standard. 16 March 2023. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
- ^ "Act to stop Myanmar's unlawful activities". The Daily Star. 21 September 2022. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
- ^ a b "Manjurul Karim Khan Chowdhury appointed ambassador to Iran". The Financial Express. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f "Profile of Ambassador Manjurul Karim Khan Chowdhury". tehran.mofa.gov.bd. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
- ^ a b "Ministry of Foreign Affairs". mofa.portal.gov.bd. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
- ^ a b "Manjurul Karim new envoy to Myanmar". The Daily Star. 9 February 2018. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
- ^ "Border tension: Myanmar blames Arakan Army, ARSA". The Daily Star. 20 September 2022. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
- ^ "'Myanmar's false and baseless claim of 'Arakan Army and ARSA bases in Bangladesh' being woven | Nagaland Post". 27 September 2022. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
- ^ "Manjurul Karim new envoy to Iran". The Daily Star. 17 March 2023. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
- ^ "Bangladesh envoy says delighted by Ardabil tour". Tehran Times. 23 August 2023. Retrieved 25 September 2023.