Imtiaz made envoy to Bhutan
The government has appointed Imtiaz Ahmed, current Bangladesh ambassador to Sweden as the next ambassador of Bangladesh to the Kingdom of Bhutan, according to an official announcement yesterday.
The relation between Bhutan and Bangladesh has always been positive since the former became the first country to recognise Bangladesh on December 7, 1971. And Bangladesh is one of the only two nations, other being India, to have a residential embassy in Bhutan.
A career diplomat, Imtiaz Ahmed belongs to the 1984 batch of BCS (Foreign Affairs) Cadre and joined in 1986. During his 24 years of diplomatic career, he has served in Bangladesh Missions in Washington, Kathmandu, Kuala Lumpur, Rome and Cairo in various diplomatic capacities.
He served as Bangladesh ambassador in Kathmandu from 25 September 2006 to 24 August 2009 as his first ambassadorial assignment and then moved to Bangladesh Embassy in Stockholm on 01 September 2009.
Imtiaz Ahmed holds a post-graduate degree in Geology from the University of Dhaka. He also obtained a Diploma in International Relations and Diplomacy from IIAP, Paris.
Bangladesh and Bhutan signed a bilateral trade agreement first in 1980. Bangladesh slashed the import duties on 18 products to 15 percent in 2003. The trade agreement was renewed on November 7, 2009.
Trade between the two countries is largely in favour of the Himalayan kingdom. Bhutan's current export to Bangladesh now stands for US $25 million while its imports on the other hand is only $3 million, according to official estimates.
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