Bangladesh foreign secretary to move to Delhi as high commissioner

DHAKA: Bangladesh’s foreign secretary Asad Alam Siam will soon move to New Delhi as the new Bangladesh high commissioner with clearance received from India Tuesday. The copy of the “agrément” — an official approval by the host country — has already been handed over to Dhaka.Siam — a career diplomat who among his roles abroad has served as ambassador to US — will be replacing M Riaz Hamidullah, who will take up his new assignment as Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to UN in Geneva next month.The posting to India is widely being seen as one of the country’s most important diplomatic assignments, said officials, indication to the strained relations between the nations over issues such as the extradition of former PM Sheikh Hasina and pending water treaties, as well as Dhaka’s growing relations with China and Pakistan. “India has formally approved Dhaka’s agrément,” minister for press at high commission in Delhi Saidur Rahman said.Catch the latest World News and Live updates. Download the TOI app.