Mahbub Hassan Saleh

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Mahbub Hassan Saleh is a Bangladeshi diplomat and Ambassador of Bangladesh to Belgium, Luxembourg, and the European Union.[1][2]

Early life[edit]

Saleh got his undergraduate from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology in Civil Engineering.[3] He completed his Master's Diplomacy and Trade in Monash University.[3]

Career[edit]

Saleh 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]

  1. ^ "Belgium's King considering visit to Bangladesh". The Daily Star. 2021-01-15. Retrieved 2023-09-25.
  2. ^ Ullah, Ansar Ahmed (2023-07-06). "EU-Bangladesh cooperation: European Institute for Asian Studies holds conference in Belgium". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2023-09-25.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Mahbub Hassan Saleh made Bangladesh envoy to Belgium". The Daily Star. 2020-06-30. Retrieved 2023-09-25.
  4. ^ "Mahbub Hassan new ambassador to Belgium". New Age | The Most Popular Outspoken English Daily in Bangladesh. Retrieved 2023-09-25.
  5. ^ Byron, Rejaul Karim (2013-05-04). "Muhith calls for common currency in South Asia". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2023-09-25.
  6. ^ "Alstom hands transformer over to Bangladesh". The Daily Star. 2014-07-11. Retrieved 2023-09-25.
  7. ^ "Terrorism Challenges | C-SPAN.org". www.c-span.org. Retrieved 2023-09-25.
  8. ^ "EU parliamentarians praise Bangladesh's commitment to tackle child labour, workplace safety". The Daily Star. 2022-04-23. Retrieved 2023-09-25.
  9. ^ Report, Star Digital (2022-04-01). "EU sees all possibilities for Bangladesh to move to GSP Plus scheme". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2023-09-25.
  10. ^ "Bangladesh Head of Mission to EU addresses what he called 'a wave of disinformation campaign' at European Parliament". The Business Standard. 2022-12-08. Retrieved 2023-09-25.
  11. ^ "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 2023-09-25.