The High Commission of the United Kingdom in Dhaka is the chief diplomatic mission of the United Kingdom in Bangladesh. It is located on United Nations Road in the Baridhara suburb. The current High Commissioner is Sarah Cooke who was appointed in April 2023.
| British High Commission in Dhaka | |
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 Shapla building, a new building inside British High Commission area in Dhaka | |
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| Location |  Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Address | United Nations Road, Baridhara, Dhaka 1212, Bangladesh |
| High Commissioner | Ms Sarah Cooke |
| Website | Official website |
History edit
The first British diplomatic mission to be established in Dhaka (then spelled as "Dacca") was the Office of the British Deputy High Commissioner, established following the independence of what was then the East Bengal province of the Dominion of Pakistan, later East Pakistan in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.[1][2]
On 4 February 1972 Britain recognised Bangladesh's independence, which eventually led to recognition from other European and Commonwealth nations and Bangladesh's induction into the Commonwealth on 18 April 1972. Britain established a High Commission in Dhaka in 1972, Anthony Golds was the first British High Commissioner to Bangladesh.
The High Commission also represents the British Overseas Territories in Bangladesh.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Board of Trade Journal and Commercial Gazette, Volume 189, H.M. Stationery Office, 1965, page 1284
- ^ Between Integration and Secession: The Muslim Communities of the Southern Philippines, Southern Thailand, and Western Burma/Myanmar, Moshe Yegar, Lexington Books, 2002, page 46