List of high commissioners of India to Bangladesh
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The high commissioner of India to the People's Republic of Bangladesh is the chief diplomatic representative of India to Bangladesh. The high commission is located in the Diplomatic enclave of Baridhara, Dhaka.
StyleHis Excellency
NominatorDroupadi Murmu
| High Commissioner of India to Bangladesh | |
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| Ministry of External Affairs | |
| Style | His Excellency |
| Residence | Baridhara, Dhaka |
| Seat | High Commission of India, Dhaka |
| Nominator | Droupadi Murmu |
| Appointer | Ministry of External Affairs |
| Term length | No fixed tenure |
| Inaugural holder | Subimal Dutt |
| Formation | 1971 |
| Deputy | Mr. Pawan Badhe, IFS |
| Website | Embassy of India, Dhaka High Commissioner of India, Dhaka |
The high commission is headed by the High commissioner, while four other Assistant High Commissions of India are located in four major cities of the country, which are headed by an Assistant High Commissioner.
List of Indian high commissioners to Bangladesh
The following IFS officers have served as High Commissioners of India to Bangladesh.[1]
| Name | Took office | Left office | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subimal Dutt | February 1972 | June 1974 | 3rd Foreign Secretary of India |
| Samar Sen | July 1974 | November 1976 | |
| K. P. S. Menon Jr. | January 1977 | September 1979 | |
| Muchkund Dubey | October 1979 | October 1982 | |
| I. P. Khosla | November 1982 | August 1985 | |
| Indrajit Singh Chadha | October 1985 | February 1989 | |
| Krishnan Srinivasan | February 1989 | March 1992 | |
| K. Raghunath | April 1992 | March 1995 | |
| Deb Mukherjee | April 1995 | July 2000 | |
| M. L. Tripathi | July 2000 | October 2003 | |
| Veena Sikri | December 2003 | November 2006 | |
| P. R. Chakraborty | January 2007 | December 2009 | |
| Rajeet Mitter | December 2009 | October 2011 | |
| Pankaj Saran | March 2012 | December 2015 | current Deputy National Security Adviser (since 2018) |
| Harsh Vardhan Shringla | January 2016 | January 2019 | |
| Riva Ganguly Das | 1 March 2019 | 12 August 2020 | |
| Vikram Doraiswami | 12 August 2020 | 20 September 2022 |
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| Pranay Kumar Verma | 21 September 2022 | 9 April 2026[4] |
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| Dinesh Trivedi | 25 June 2026[5] |
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Assistant High Commissioners
Alongside that there are 4 Assistant High Commissioners, appointed in four cities: Chittagong, Khulna, Rajshahi, and Sylhet.[6]
| City | Current Assistant High Commissioner | Location | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chittagong | Dr. Rajeev Ranjan | 2111, Zakir Hossain Road, Khulshi | AHCI Chittagong |
| Rajshahi | Manoj Kumar | House no. 284/2, Housing Estate, Sapura | AHCI Rajshahi |
| Khulna | Inder Jit Sagar | House no. 65, Shamshur Rahman Road, Khulna | AHCI Khulna |
| Sylhet | Chander Shekhar | House no. 40, Road no. 2, Block-E, Shah Jalal Upa Sahar | AHCI Sylhet |