List of diplomatic missions of Bangladesh

The People's Republic of Bangladesh has a growing number of diplomatic and consular missions around the world. As of 2022^[update], it has over 82 missions around the world, of which 59 are embassies or high commissions, 20 consular missions, and two permanent missions to the United Nations in New York City and Geneva.^[1]

Map of countries and territories with current diplomatic missions of Bangladesh

  People's Republic of Bangladesh

  Hosts a Bangladeshi embassy/high commission

Of note, Bangladesh is one of the three countries to 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 modern 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.^[2] Another mission in New Delhi was opened ten days later with the knowledge of the Indian Ministry of External Affairs.^[3] 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.^[4]

In recent years, the Awami League party led 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.^[5][6]

Current missions

Africa

Host country	Host city	Mission	Year opened	Concurrent accreditation	Ref(s)
Algeria	Algiers	Embassy	1973[a]	Countries:  Cameroon	[7][8][9]
Egypt	Cairo	Embassy	1973	Countries:  Congo-Kinshasa  Eritrea	[7][10]
Ethiopia	Addis Ababa	Embassy	2016	Countries:  Burundi  South Sudan International organizations:  African Union[b] United Nations Economic Commission for Africa	[7][11]
Kenya	Nairobi	High Commission	1978	Countries: Rwanda  Somalia  Tanzania Uganda International organizations:  United Nations United Nations Environment Programme United Nations Human Settlements Programme	[7][12]
Libya	Tripoli	Embassy	1975	Countries:  Burkina Faso  Tunisia	[7][13][14]
Mauritius	Port Louis	High Commission	2012	Countries:  Comoros  Madagascar  Seychelles	[7][15]
Morocco	Rabat	Embassy	1990		[7]
Nigeria	Abuja	High Commission	2016	Countries:  Angola  Congo-Brazzaville  Gambia Liberia	[7][16]
South Africa	Pretoria	High Commission	1995	Countries:  Botswana  Mozambique  Namibia  Zimbabwe	[7][17][18][19][20]
Sudan	Khartoum	Embassy	1972		[21]

Americas

Host country	Host city	Mission	Year opened	Concurrent accreditation	Ref(s)
Brazil	Brasilia	Embassy	2012	Countries:  Chile  Paraguay  Uruguay	[22][23][24][25]
Canada	Ottawa	High Commission	1972	Countries:  Bahamas  Nicaragua  Trinidad and Tobago International organizations: ICAO	[22][26][27][28][29]
	Toronto	Consulate-General	2018		[22][30]
Mexico	Mexico City	Embassy	2012	Countries:  Costa Rica  Ecuador  Guatemala  Honduras  Panama	[22][31][32]
United States	Washington, D.C.	Embassy	1972	Countries:  Belize  Colombia  Dominican Republic  Guyana  Haiti International organizations:  Organization of American States[c]	[22][33][34]
	Los Angeles	Consulate-General	1994		[22]
	Miami	Consulate-General	2021		[22]
	New York City	Consulate-General	1990		[22]

Asia

Host country	Host city	Mission	Year opened	Concurrent accreditation	Ref(s)
Bahrain	Manama	Embassy	1983		[35]
Bhutan	Thimphu	Embassy	1980		[36]
Brunei	Bandar Seri Begawan	High Commission	1985[d]		[37]
China	Beijing	Embassy	1976		[38]
	Hong Kong	Consulate-General	1976		[38]
	Kunming	Consulate-General	2013		[38]
India	New Delhi	High Commission	1972		[36]
	Chennai	Deputy High Commission	2021		[39]
	Kolkata	Deputy High Commission	1971		[36][40]
	Mumbai	Deputy High Commission	2013		[36]
	Agartala	Assistant High Commission	2015[e]		[36][41]
	Guwahati	Assistant High Commission	2017		[36][42]
Indonesia	Jakarta	Embassy	1972		[37]
Iran	Tehran	Embassy	1974	Countries:  Armenia  Azerbaijan	[35][43][44]
Iraq	Baghdad	Embassy	1973[f]		[35]
Japan	Tokyo	Embassy	1972		[38]
Jordan	Amman	Embassy	1998	Countries:  Palestine  Syria	[35][45][46]
Kuwait	Kuwait City	Embassy	1974		[35]
Lebanon	Beirut	Embassy	2013	Countries:  Cyprus	[35][47]
Malaysia	Kuala Lumpur	High Commission	1972		[37]
Maldives	Malé	High Commission	1998		[36]
Myanmar	Yangon	Embassy	1972		[37]
	Sittwe	Consulate	1972		[37]
Nepal	Kathmandu	Embassy	1971		[36]
Oman	Muscat	Embassy	1983		[35]
Pakistan	Islamabad	High Commission	1976		[36]
	Karachi	Deputy High Commission	1976		[36]
Philippines	Manila	Embassy	1981		[37]
Qatar	Doha	Embassy	1975		[35]
Saudi Arabia	Riyadh[g]	Embassy	1976	Countries:  Djibouti International organizations:  Organisation of Islamic Cooperation	[35][48]
	Jeddah	Consulate-General	1985		[35]
Singapore	Singapore	High Commission	1983[h]		[37][49]
South Korea	Seoul	Embassy	1987		[38]
Sri Lanka	Colombo	High Commission	1972		[36]
Thailand	Bangkok	Embassy	1975	Countries: Cambodia International organizations: UNESCAP	[37][50]
Turkey	Ankara	Embassy	1977	Countries:  Georgia  Turkmenistan	[51][52]
	Istanbul	Consulate-General	2012		[51]
United Arab Emirates	Abu Dhabi	Embassy	1974		[35]
	Dubai	Consulate-General	1980		[35]
Uzbekistan	Tashkent	Embassy	1996	Countries: Afghanistan Kyrgyzstan Tajikistan	[51][53]
Vietnam	Hanoi	Embassy	1993	Countries: Laos	[37][54]

Europe

Host country	Host city	Mission	Year opened	Concurrent accreditation	Ref(s)
Austria	Vienna	Embassy	2014	Countries: Hungary  Slovakia  Slovenia	[55][56][57][58]
Belgium	Brussels	Embassy	1973	Countries: Luxembourg International organizations:  European Union	[55]
Denmark	Copenhagen	Embassy	2015	Countries:  Estonia  Iceland	[55]
France	Paris	Embassy	1972	Countries: Ivory Coast International organizations:  UNESCO	[55][59]
Germany	Berlin	Embassy	1972	Countries:  Czechia  Kosovo	[55][60]
Greece	Athens	Embassy	2009	Countries:  Albania  Malta	[55][61][62]
Italy	Rome	Embassy	1973	Countries:  Montenegro  Serbia International organizations: Food and Agriculture Organization International Fund for Agricultural Development World Food Programme	[55][63]
	Milan	Consulate-General	2011		[55]
Netherlands	The Hague	Embassy	1995	Countries:  Bosnia and Herzegovina  Croatia	[55][64][65]
Poland	Warsaw	Embassy	1972[i]	Countries:  Latvia  Lithuania  Ukraine	[51][66][67][68][69]
Portugal	Lisbon	Embassy	2012	Countries:  Guinea-Bissau	[55][70]
Romania	Bucharest	Embassy	1975[j]	Countries:  Bulgaria  Moldova  North Macedonia	[51][71][72][73][74]
Russia	Moscow	Embassy	1972	Countries: Belarus  Kazakhstan	[51][75][76]
Spain	Madrid	Embassy	1996		[55]
Sweden	Stockholm	Embassy	1972	Countries:  Finland  Norway	[55][77]
United Kingdom	London	High Commission	1972	Countries:  Ireland International organizations: International Maritime Organization	[55][78]
	Birmingham	Assistant High Commission	1974		[55]
	Manchester	Assistant High Commission	1973		[55]

Oceania

Host country	Host city	Mission	Year opened	Concurrent accreditation	Ref(s)
Australia	Canberra	High Commission	1972	Countries: Fiji New Zealand	[38][79]
	Sydney	Consulate-General	2018		[38][80]

Multilateral organisations

Organization	Host country	Host city	Mission	Year opened	Concurrent accreditation	Ref(s)
United Nations	United States	New York City	Permanent Mission	1972	Countries:  Peru	[81]
	Switzerland	Geneva	Permanent Mission	1972	Countries: Switzerland Holy See	[82][83]

Gallery

• Bangladeshi Embassies and High Commissions
• 
  Embassy in Berlin
• 
  High Commission in Canberra
• 
  Embassy in The Hague
• 
  Embassy in Lisbon
• 
  High Commission in London
• 
  Embassy in Madrid
• 
  Building hosting the embassy in Manila
• 
  Embassy in Moscow
• 
  Embassy in Paris
• 
  Embassy in Rome
• 
  Embassy in Stockholm
• 
  Embassy in Tokyo
• 
  Embassy in Vienna
• 
  Embassy in Warsaw
• 
  Embassy in Washington, D.C.
• 
  Consulate-General in Los Angeles

Embassy to be open

• Wellington, New Zealand

Closed missions

Africa

Host country	Host city	Mission	Year closed	Ref.
Senegal	Dakar	Embassy	Unknown	[84]

Europe

Host country	Host city	Mission	Year closed	Ref.
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia	Belgrade	Embassy	1992	[85]

See also

• Foreign relations of Bangladesh
• List of diplomatic missions in Bangladesh
• Visa policy of Bangladesh

Notes

1. Closed from 1993 to 2016.
2. Accredited as an observer mission.
3. Accredited as an observer mission.
4. Closed between 1988 and 1997.
5. Originally opened as a visa office in 1974.
6. Reopened in 2010.
7. Moved from Jeddah
8. Started as trade mission in 1972; upgraded into a high commission in 1983.
9. Closed from 2002 to 2015.
10. Closed from 1995 to 2019.

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External links

• Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bangladesh (official site)