Bangladesh has been widening its diplomatic presence in the friendly countries to cover more countries by missions abroad, according to the Foreign Ministry, reports UNB.
At present, the country has 69 missions abroad and maintains its diplomatic relations with the rest of the world either through concurrent accreditation or by appointing honourary consuls General or honourary consuls.
Against this backdrop, the government reviewed the existing arrangement of concurrent accreditation and decided to accredit 38 Bangladesh Missions abroad with the responsibility to maintain ties with 96 countries of the world.
Before the re-arrangement, 30 Bangladesh missions abroad used to be concurrently accredited to 69 countries.
The review thus has enabled Bangladesh to cover 27 additional countries through its diplomatic outposts.
This expansion will give the country more edge in terms of reaching out to a greater global audience.
The decision has been taken in keeping with the country's growing economy, exemplary success in socio-economic development, pivotal role in the global peacekeeping operations and vibrant engagement with the multinational forums, topical and cross cutting issues of importance.
The present government has attached due importance to gradually expanding the diplomatic network and as a result of the drive in the last 5 years, 11 Bangladesh missions - Athens, Brasilia, Lisbon, Mexico City, Port Louis, Beirut, Istanbul, Kunming, Milan, Mumbai and Vienna - were either opened or re-opened.
Two other missions - Warsaw and Copenhagen - are expected to be in operation by the end of this fiscal year.
Additional countries to be covered by BD missions
FE Team | Published: February 26, 2015 00:00:00 | Updated: November 30, 2026 06:01:00
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