Tariq Ahmed Karim

Tariq Ahmed Karim is a Bangladeshi diplomat and former Ambassador to the United States and the former High Commissioner to India.

Career

Karim joined the Pakistan Foreign Service in 1967.[1]

From 1995 to 1997, Karim was the Additional Foreign Secretary and was responsible for South Asian region at the ministry.[1] He was the lead Bangladeshi negotiator over the sharing the water of the Ganges and successfully signed a 30-year treaty in 1996.[1]

Karim was the High Commissioner of Bangladesh to South Africa.[1] He also represented Bangladesh in Botswana, Lesotho, and Namibia concurrently.[1]

In 2001, Karim was the Ambassador of Bangladesh to the United States.[2]

In July 2009, Karim was appointed the High Commissioner of Bangladesh to India by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.[3]

Karim is the Director of Centre for Bay of Bengal Studies based in the Independent University, Bangladesh.[4][5] In January 2021, he joined the Cosmos Foundation, a trustee of Cosmos Group, as an advisor.[4]

References
  1. "The Embassy of Bangladesh in Washington DC - Ambassador Ahmad Tariq Karim". www.bdembassyusa.org. Retrieved 2021-07-23.
  2. "Bangladesh names former diplomat Karim as new envoy to India". Hindustan Times. 2009-06-24. Retrieved 2021-07-23.
  3. "Ahmad Tariq Karim new envoy to India". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2021-07-23.
  4. "Ambassador Karim joins Cosmos Foundation as Honorary Advisor Emeritus". Dhaka Courier. Retrieved 2021-07-23.
  5. Tarannum, Syeda Afrin (2020-09-21). "IUB's project discusses significance of Bay of Bengal in post Covid-19 world". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2021-07-23.
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