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Bangladesh Deputy High Commission, Kolkata (First Bangladesh Mission Abroad) |
“মুজিববর্ষের কূটনীতি, প্রগতি ও সম্প্রীতি” “Mujib Year's Diplomacy, Friendship and Prosperity” |
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Bangladesh Deputy High Commission, Kolkata (First Bangladesh Mission Abroad) |
“মুজিববর্ষের কূটনীতি, প্রগতি ও সম্প্রীতি” “Mujib Year's Diplomacy, Friendship and Prosperity” |
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Andalib has experience of more than two decades in the diplomatic service of Bangladesh, working mostly in multilateral stations. His area of expertise includes trade and development, climate change issues, migration, LDC graduation, and South-South cooperation. He was Chair of the LDC Group in Geneva and New York, and worked as Chief Negotiator of Group of 77 on economic and financial issues on several occasions. He also had the opportunity to closely observe the often-complicated mechanism of European Union during his three-year tenure at the Bangladesh Embassy in Brussels.
Professional experience:
March 2022-till date: Deputy High Commissioner for Bangladesh in Kolkata, India
March 2021 – March 2022: Director-General in charge of Multilateral Economic Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Dhaka
August 2019 – March 2021: Director-General in charge of West Europe & European Union at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Dhaka
2016 – 2019: Minister at Embassy of Bangladesh, Brussels, Belgium
2013 – 2016: Counsellor at Permanent Mission of Bangladesh to UN, New York, USA
2011 – 2013: Director at Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Dhaka, Bangladesh
2008 – 2011: First Secretary at Embassy of Bangladesh, Manila, the Philippines
2005 – 2008: Second Secretary at Permanent Mission of Bangladesh to UN, Geneva, Switzerland
2001 – 2005: Assistant Secretary at Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Dhaka, Bangladesh
1999 – 2001: Supply Chain Executive at Exxon-Mobil Corporation, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Professional trainings:
2015 : Training on conflict resolution,
IPI, New York, USA
2005 : Training on multilateral negotiations, UNITAR, Geneva, Switzerland
2004 : Training on multilateral diplomacy (Professional Course for Foreign Diplomats), Ministry of External Affairs of India, New Delhi, India
2002 : Specialized course on diplomacy and international affairs, Foreign Service Academy, Dhaka, Bangladesh
2001 : Civil Service Foundation Course at Bangladesh Public Administration Training Centre, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Academic background:
1999 : Master of Social Science in Economics from University of Dhaka, Bangladesh
1997 : Bachelor of Social Science (Honours) in Economic from University of Dhaka, Bangladesh