A. K. M. Majibur Rahman Bhuiyan

A. K. M. Majibur Rahman Bhuiyan
এ কে এম মজিবুর রহমান ভূঁইয়া
Ambassador of Bangladesh to Iran
In office
December 2015 – 2019
Ambassador of Bangladesh to Japan
In office
13 August 2010 – 13 July 2011
Preceded byAshraf-ud-Doula
Succeeded byMasud Bin Momen
Ambassador of Bangladesh to Bhutan
In office
1 November 2009 – 11 August 2010
Preceded byA.K.M. Atiqur Rahman
Succeeded byImtiaz Ahmed
Personal details
NationalityBangladeshi

A. K. M. Majibur Rahman Bhuiyan is a Bangladeshi diplomat who served as the ambassador of Bangladesh to Iran and Japan.[1][2][3] He was the ambassador of Bangladesh to Bhutan.[4]

Career

Bhuiyan joined the Bangladesh Foreign Service cadre of the Bangladesh Civil Service in 1986.[5] He was a councilor of the Bangladesh Embassy in Tokyo.[6]

Bhuiyan served as the ambassador of Bangladesh to Bhutan from 1 November 2009 to 11 August 2010.[6] He hosted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina when she visited Bhutan.[7]

Bhuiyan was appointed ambassador of Bangladesh to Japan on 13 August 2010 replacing Ashraf-ud-Doula.[8] He sought help from Japan for building the Padma Bridge.[2] He hosted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina when she visited Japan and met Emperor Akihito.[9]

Bhuiyan was recalled from Japan in June 2011 for harassing a female Japanese employee of the embassy.[4] The ambassador of Bangladesh to South Korea visited Japan to investigate the allegations and found them to be true.[4] He was replaced by Masud Bin Momen.[8]

In December 2015, Bhuiyan was appointed ambassador of Bangladesh to Iran.[5] He was serving as a director general of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.[5] He was concurrently accredited to Turkmenistan.[10] He was recalled from Iran in 2019 over "moral lapses".[11] The Ambassador of Bangladesh to Germany Imtiaz Ahmed investigated the claims against Bhuiyan and found them to be true.[12] He was recalled as the same time as the Ambassador of Bangladesh to Lebanon Abdul Motaleb Sarker.[12]

References

  1. ^ "Evening Brief". Dhaka Tribune. 2015-12-27. Retrieved 2025-02-13.
  2. ^ a b "Japan's help sought for Padma Bridge". The Daily Star. 2010-11-29. Retrieved 2025-02-13.
  3. ^ "Majibur Rahman new envoy to Iran". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 2025-02-13.
  4. ^ a b c "Envoy to Japan finally recalled". The Daily Star. 2011-06-15. Retrieved 2025-02-13.
  5. ^ a b c "AKM Majibur Rahman Bhuiyan new ambassdor to Iran". AKM Majibur Rahman Bhuiyan new ambassdor to Iran. Retrieved 2025-02-13.
  6. ^ a b "Honour Roll". thimphu.mofa.gov.bd. Archived from the original on 2024-11-10. Retrieved 2025-02-13.
  7. ^ "PM calls for fighting poverty, climate change". The Daily Star. 2009-11-06. Retrieved 2025-02-13.
  8. ^ a b Team, Embassies info. "List of ambassadors of Bangladesh to Japan". embassies.info. Retrieved 2025-02-13.
  9. ^ "PM meets Akihito". The Daily Star. 2010-12-02. Retrieved 2025-02-13.
  10. ^ "The Ambassador of the People's Republic of Bangladesh in Turkmenistan presented the copies of his credentials". www.mfa.gov.tm. Retrieved 2025-02-13.
  11. ^ "Diplomat accused of moral lapse to head mission in Netherlands". Bangla Tribune. Retrieved 2025-02-13.
  12. ^ a b "Two ambassadors recalled". Bangla Tribune. Retrieved 2025-02-13.