Tarik Ahsan

His Excellency
Tarik Ahsan
Ambassador of Bangladesh to Portugal
In office
5 October 2020 – 25 May 2023
Preceded byRuhul Alam Siddique
Succeeded byRezina Ahmed
High Commissioner of Bangladesh to Pakistan
In office
8 July 2016 – 26 September 2020
Preceded bySuhrab Hossain
Succeeded byRuhul Alam Siddique
High Commissioner of Bangladesh to Sri Lanka
In office
23 October 2014 – 30 June 2016
Preceded byMohammad Sufiur Rahman
Succeeded byM. Riaz Hamidullah
Personal details
BornDhaka, Bangladesh
Alma materBangladesh University of Engineering and Technology; and
International Institute of Social Studies
OccupationDiplomat

Tarik Ahsan was a professional Bangladeshi diplomat. His last diplomatic assignment was that of Ambassador of Bangladesh to Portugal since early October 2020.[1] Before this assignment, he was the High Commissioner (Ambassador) of Bangladesh to Pakistan since July 2016.[2] Prior to that, Tarik Ahsan had been Bangladesh High Commissioner to Sri Lanka since October 2014.[3]

Tarik Ahsan's tenure as High Commissioner in Islamabad was marked by tense Bangladesh-Pakistan relations.[4] Despite the odds, Ahsan has made sustained efforts to reduce tension and stabilize the relation between the two countries.[5] He has also reached out to the people of Pakistan to highlight Bangladesh's spirit of war of liberation, its achievements as an independent country and its commitment to peace and development.[6][7]

While in Lisbon, Tarik Ahsan was making sustained efforts for enhancing Bangladesh-Portugal relations at government as well as people's level.[8][9]

Tarik Ahsan was also concurrently accredited as Bangladesh Ambassador to Guinea-Bissau and Cabo Verde[10] as well as Bangladesh High Commissioner to Mozambique, with residence in Lisbon.

  1. ^ "Tarik Ahsan made new Bangladesh envoy to Portugal". 20 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Bangladesh envoy to Pak presents credentials". Daily Sun. Retrieved 2020-05-23.
  3. ^ "Tarik Ahsan -New High Commissioner To Sri Lanka.– Bangladesh | Asian Tribune". www.asiantribune.com. Retrieved 2020-05-23.
  4. ^ "Pakistan summons Bangladesh envoy over Dhaka's 'undiplomatic' protest note". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2020-05-23.
  5. ^ "Tarik Ahsan". Pakistan Today. Retrieved 2020-05-23.
  6. ^ Mansoor Rahi, Hajra Mansoor & Generation Rahi on Facebook Watch, retrieved 2020-05-23
  7. ^ "Executive Director COMSATS visit to the High Commission of Bangladesh – COMSATS Secretariat". Retrieved 2020-05-23.
  8. ^ "O Bangladesh é um país democrático e progressista". Jornal de Notícias. Retrieved 2022-01-25.
  9. ^ "Linking Portugal to Bangladesh". The Portugal News. Retrieved 2022-01-25.
  10. ^ "O Roménia, Bulgária, Coreia do Sul e Bangladesh querem cooperação com Cabo Verde". Presidente da República. Retrieved 2022-03-17.