Andalib Elias
Andalib Elias is a Bangladeshi diplomat and High Commissioner of Bangladesh to Sri Lanka.[1][2][3] He is a former Deputy High Commissioner of Bangladesh to India.[4][5] He was the director-general of the multilateral economic affairs wing of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs[6]
Early life
Elias did his master's in economics at the University of Dhaka.[7]
Career
Elias joined the foreign affairs cadre of the 20th batch of Bangladesh Civil Service in 2001.[7] He served as the Permanent Mission of Bangladesh to the United Nations and the Permanent Mission of Bangladesh to the United Nations in Geneva.[8] He was the chief negotiator of the Group of 77.[8]
Elias was the director-general of the multilateral economic affairs wing of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.[9] He later served as the Ministry's director general of the West Europe and EU Wing.[10]
Elias was the Deputy High Commissioner of Bangladesh in Kolkata.[11] He inaugurated the Global Friendship Art Festival India 2023 at the Visva-Bharati University.[11] He screened Mujib: The Making of a Nation at the Deputy High Commission of Bangladesh in Kolkata.[12]
In June 2024, Elias was appointed High Commissioner of Bangladesh to Sri Lanka.[7]
References
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- ^ "Technology, skills development keys to face challenges after LDC graduation". The Daily Star. 2021-07-11. Retrieved 2025-03-04.
- ^ a b c "Andalib Elias named next Bangladesh high commissioner to Sri Lanka". The Business Standard. 2024-06-26. Retrieved 2025-03-04.
- ^ a b "Andalib Elias named as new Bangladesh high commissioner to Sri Lanka". Prothomalo. 2024-06-26. Retrieved 2025-03-04.
- ^ "1,160 Gulf Returnees: They lost Tk 1.8 lakh each in wage, perks amid Covid". The Daily Star. 2021-07-19. Retrieved 2025-03-04.
- ^ "Learn from Vietnam to offset export shocks". The Daily Star. 2020-07-21. Retrieved 2025-03-04.
- ^ a b "Global Friendship Art Festival India 2023 begins". The Daily Star. 2023-01-10. Retrieved 2025-03-04.
- ^ "'Mujib: The Making of a Nation' premieres in Kolkata". The Daily Star. 2024-06-08. Retrieved 2025-03-04.